Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)Distribution & Ecology: Endemic to the region; Society (Tahiti); Tuamotu (Moruroa). - Burrower; Shoreline to 10 m; Marine.
Regional Records: Mictaxius salvati Ngoc-Ho, 2005: 66, fig. 10-11, Holotype: French Polynesia, Mururoa, Mission II Tuamotu, 40 m, 1965, B. Salvat coll., hermaphrodite ovigerous specimen, broken, poor condition, cl. 4 mm, tl. 14 mm (MNHN Th1417). Mictaxius sp. 1,Tahiti, Moorea Island, Tiahura, B. A. Thomassin coll., stn Tia 23, no date, 1 male, 1 female without pereopods, tl. 8 mm and 7.2 mm (MNHN Th 1302).
Depth distribution: 0 - 40 m
References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) -
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