Distribution : Easter Island, plus New Caledonia; Chesterfield Islands; Hawaii; 109-276m (Müller, 1994: 55). - Littoral; Soft bottom burrower?; Hard bottom?
Selected Reference(s) Odontodactylus hawaiiensis. -
Ahyong, S., 2004: . [First record from French Polynesia, by Ahyong.] - French Polynesia
Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)Distribution & Ecology: Easter Island; Austral (Neilson reef). Marine; Deep (120-203 m); ?Hard bottom; ?Burrower.
Regional Records: EASTER ISLAND - Odontodactylus hawaiiensis. - DiSalvo et al., 1988: 458, tab. 4 (Easter Island, scuba dives 15-60m; det. unknown "Fragments of a prey item, which was probably Odontodactylus hawaiiensis, were common in stomachs of the black jack Caranx lugubris). - Retamal, 2002: 73, fig. 1 (Sala y Gomez, 117 m; identification S. Ahyong). - FRENCH POLYNESIA - Odontodactylus hawaiiensis - Unpublished specimens, coll. BENTHAUS 2002 Expedition, stn CP1920, CP1921, CP1922, det. S. Ahyong 2003/2004 (Neilson reef, 120-203 m), also photograph from stn CP1919 (Neilson reef, 140-390m).
Depth distribution: 120 - 203 m
References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) -
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