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Decapoda - Brachyura - Majidae - Sakaija

Sakaija africana (Griffin & Tranter, 1986)

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World Distribution
Ng & Richer de Forges (2015 - Raffles) - WIO, South Africa and Madagascar (Mozambique channel, Leven Bank, Mayotte region), common around 300 m. (244-319 m for Miriky; 122 m in Griffin & Tranter).

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Hard bottom (rock and rubbles)

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 122-319 m

Mayotte data
Sakaija africana (Griffin & Tranter, 1986) — Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015: 170, Mayotte region (Leven Bank), MIRIKY 2009, several stations north of latitude 13°S and longitude around 47-48°E, which is Leven Bank, south of Glorieuses Islands, northeast of Madagascar - [Miriky - 1 M (28.7 × 22.3 mm) (MNHN-IU-2010-57) (specimen barcoded), station 27, between Nosy Bé and Cap Du Leven, MIRIKY, 12°31’S 48°22’E, 298–301 m, coll. MIRIKY, June 2009. — 1 M (32.2 × 25.4 mm) (MNHN-IU-2010-928), station DW 3228, 260–319 m, 12°55’S 48°11’E, 2 July 2009. — 1 M (26.3 × 19.9 mm), 2 FF ov. (25.7 × 20.2 mm, 23.8 × 18.4 mm) (MNHN-IU-2010-505), station DW 3211, 12°32’ 47°52’E, 244–300 m, coll. MIRIKY, 30 June 2009. — 1 M (27.3 × 21.2 mm) (MNHN-IU-2010-932), no other data, coll. MIRIKY, 25 June–14 July 2009. — 1 M (27.3 × 21.2 mm), 1 F ov. (25.7 × 19.9 mm) (ZRC 2013.1408, ex MNHN-IU-2010-504), station CP 3188, 12°31’S 48°22’E, 298–301 m, coll. MIRIKY, 27 June 2009] — WIO, South Africa to northeast Madagacar (Leven Bank, Mayotte region, Mozambique channel) ; 122-319 m.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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