Decapoda - Brachyura - Grapsidae - Metopograpsus
| Metopograpsus cannicci Innocenti, Schubart & Fratini, 2020 |
World Distribution
Innocenti, Schubart & Fratini (2020, Raffles Bulletin) - Red Sea, East African coast (from Somalia (Vannini & Valmori, 1981, quoted as M. thukuhar) to Mozambique), Seychelles; Dar es Salaam (Hartnoll, 1975, quoted as M. thukuhar); Madagascar, Toliara and Toamasina (Crosnier, 1965, quoted as M. thukuhar); Mauritius (Michel, 1964, quoted as M. thukuhar; present paper); Iran (Naderloo & Türkay, 2012; Naderloo, 2017, in both papers quoted as M. thukuhar; present paper).
Probably also, Mayotte, Juan de Nova, Europa, Réunion
Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Hard bottom (rock and rubbles)
Vertical range : Intertidal - Min-Max observed: 0-1 m
Mayotte data
Metopograpsus thukuhar (Owen, 1839) - Probably not M. thukuhar but M. cannicci instead? See comment
Material examined — See Bouchard et al., 2013: 27 - Mayotte KUW 2009, st. 2, 1 M 14.0 x 17.8 mm, MNHN B32066, MNHN-IU-2009-985, 1 F 6.5 x 9.0 mm, MNHN B32083, MNHN-IU-2009-1002; st. 6, 1 M 11.3 x 15.3 mm (photo) MNHN B32065, MNHN-IU-2009-984, 5 MM 8.5 x 10.5 to 12.8 x 17.0 mm, 5 FF 8.3 x 11.4 to 10.8 x 14.6 mm, dét. R. Cléva, MNHN B32064, MNHN-IU-2009-983. - Poupin, 2016: - Expedition Juan de Nova December 2013, st1 (nr); st 20, 1 M 19.5x23.6 mm (photo), 1 F, intertidal, 1 female juv. 8.5x11.6 mm, 2 juv., st. 1. (MNHN)
Geographic and depth ranges — IWP, Red Sea, Mayotte (this work), South Africa to Hawaii, French Polynesia; intertidal, supratidal.
Europa data
Metopograpsus thukuhar - Europa, mission BIORECIE, st. 14, mangrove du grand lagon, 11/11/11, 1 mâle 13,5x17,4 mm (MNHN), 2 males 19,2x24,1 mm (photo), 11,7x15,0 mm, 1 juvénile (MNHN), 3 mâles, 2 femelles (MNHN). Premier signalement. - Probably not M. thukuhar but M. cannicci instead? See comment
Réunion data
Metopograpsus thukuhar - Poupin, 2009 (IRD Edition): 37 photo, 132, list, from mission Poupin, avril 2008 (MNHN, St. 6, 6 spp. 12,3x15,8-21,7x25,9 mm) - Probably not M. thukuhar but M. cannicci instead? See comment
Comment(s) on data
Innocenti, Schubart & Fratini (2020, Raffles Bulletin) when describing Metopograpsus cannicci sp. Nov. Distributed in:
"Red Sea, East African coast (from Somalia (Vannini & Valmori, 1981, quoted as M. thukuhar) to Mozambique), Seychelles; Dar es Salaam (Hartnoll, 1975, quoted as M. thukuhar); Madagascar, Toliara and Toamasina (Crosnier, 1965, quoted as M. thukuhar); Mauritius (Michel, 1964, quoted as M. thukuhar; present paper); Iran (Naderloo & Türkay, 2012; Naderloo, 2017, in both papers quoted as M. thukuhar; present paper)"
have not examined nor discussed contributions by Poupin & colleagues from Réunion, Mayotte, Europa, Glorieuses, Juan de Nova, with collections and photos of Metopograpsus thukuhar and specimens recorded and deposited in MNHN Paris. Although it is probable that all these records belong to Metopograpsus cannicci sp. nov., because it is largely distributed in WIO, examination and correction of these specimens should be done formally.
References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)This species in Worms Database