Decapoda - Caridea - Palaemonidae - Hamodactylus

Hamodactylus noumeae Bruce, 1970



World Distribution
Debelius (2001, field guide) - East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania) to Indonesia, Australia, New Caledonia. With gorgonians. 4-27 m.
(Poupin, 2021, MESORUN) - ?Réunion 75-80 m. IWP, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Kenya, Seychelles, Japan, New Caledonia, Australia, 4-42 m.

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Associated with corals (obligate)

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 4-80 m

Mayotte data
Hamodactylus ?noumeae - Mayotte, lagoon, photo Paul Deparis, also observed by O. Konieczny, 8 June, Boueni Pass. . Pre-det. A. Anker, J. Poupin 2019, probably shallow waters of lagon (<50 m).

Réunion data
Hamodactylus aff. noumeae - Poupin, 2021, Rapport Scientifique Ecole Navale : 9, Réunion program MESORUN, det. J. Poupin with hesitation, perhaps a new species affiliated to H. noumeae, 1 mâle Lc 2 mm, Lt environ 10 mm, échantillon 162a, 6 janvier 2021, Sainte Rose, 21.12070 S / 55.78714 E, 75 à 80 m, tombant colonisé, crevette orange mimétique dans gorgone.

New Caledonia data
Exp. Montrouzier Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Li X. & Bruce A.J., Journal of Natural History 40, 11,12: 611-738

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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