Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)Distribution & Ecology: Endemic to the region; Society (Tahiti). Marine, Burrower, Shoreline to 10 m.
Regional Records: Neocallichirus frouini Ngoc-Ho, 2005: 74, fig. 14. Holotype: French Polynesia, Tahiti, stn 13, 17°31’25°S, 149°32’08°W, 18 m, mud, 16.I.1995, P. Frouin coll., male, cl. 5.5, tl. 19 mm (MNHN Th 1432) (Fig. 14A, B, I, L, M). Paratypes: stn 15, 17°31’30’’S, 149°32’12’’W, 6 m, fine sand, 5.VII.1994, P. Frouin coll., 4 males, cl. 4.5 mm, tl. 16 mm (Fig. 14C-H, J, K, N), cl. 3.5-4 mm, tl. 12.5-14 mm, 2 males, cl. 3.5 mm, tl. 12.5 mm (Fig. 14O), cl. 3 mm, tl. 11 mm (MNHN Th 1433).
Depth distribution: 0 - 10 m
References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) -
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