Stomatopoda - Unipeltata - Gonodactylidae - Gonodactylellus

Gonodactylellus espinosus (Borradaile, 1898)

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World Distribution
Ahyong (2001: 55) - Central Pacific from Rotuma, Fiji, the Line Islands, French Polynesia and now from the Cocos-Keeling Islands, Indian Ocean. Also New Caledonia

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 1-6 m

New Caledonia data
Lifou 2000 Nouvelle Caledonie, 1410 — Ahyong ST, unpublished data.
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Ahyong ST, Compendium of marine species from New Caledonia, Vol II7: 333-335

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Gonodactylus espinosus - Manning, 1967: 21, fig. 8 (Bora Bora, Fakarava). - Monteforte, 1984: 173, annex 1, tab. a (Mataiva, Moorea, Tahiti); 1987: 8 (Moorea). - Müller, 1994: 30 (Syn.). - Gonodactylellus espinosus - Manning, 1995: 19, 56, 57 (List & key; new combination). Poupin, 1998: 33 (Checklist with new specimen, February 1996, Coll. Frv Marara, J. Poupin, det. R.B. Manning, Fatu Hiva MNHN STO 1960; in base of a coral Pocillopora). - Ahyong, 2002: 350, fig. 2 (Ua Huka, MUSORSTOM 9 campaign, 0-3 m; also Nuku Hiva, coll. B. Goldman 22.VIII.1976, and Fiji). - Caldwell observation (Moorea) "live bench, rubble, reef crest to 3 m, common. - Unpublished record, Coll. Paulay, Rangiroa, October 14, 2001, Avatoru Motu, off far W. hoa (FLMNH-UF 1768, det. As Gonodactylidae only in collections). -Salvat & Bacchet, 2011: 230, photo, field guide 'Au Vent des Iles Ed. Tahiti - French Polynesia, most often Society (Moorea, Tahiti).

Other data
Fidji, STATION — Ahyong ST, Zoosystema 24, 2: 347-372
Polynesie, 19 — Ahyong ST, Zoosystema 24, 2: 347-372
Polynesie, STATION — Ahyong ST, Zoosystema 24, 2: 347-372

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

This species in Worms Database