Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)Distribution & Ecology: Marquesas (Nuku Hiva, Hiva Oa) - Marine; Sublittoral (10 m on downwards; up to 87 m); Hard bottom.
Regional Records: Stenopus pyrsonotus - Debelius, 1999: 119 (Marquesas; photograph by Lionel Pozzoli; det. H. Debelius. - Unpublished sp. - coll. MUSORSTOM 9, 1997, Marquesas, probably stn DW1217, Hiva Oa, 85-87 m, prov. det. J. Poupin from photograph only. - Field observation, 2006, photograph by P. Bacchet, det. Bacchet/Poupin, Tahiti, outer slope at night. - AAMP, Marquesas, 2012, Leg 3, St. MQ2-GR, Nuku Hiva, 20-23 m, coll. Chevalonne et al., sample LC32, LC33, photo in situ T. Perez, St. MQ13-R, Tahuata, 27-35 m, coll. Starmer et al., sample LC63, St. MQ15-GR, Fatu Hiva, 28 m, sample LC133 and photo in situ T. Perez, St. MQ26-ACH1-2, Nuku Hiva, west coast, 129 m, photo COMEX in situ, no sample.
Depth distribution: 10 - 129 m
References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) -
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