Distribution : Edmonson (1954: 223) - Indian ocean (Seychelles, Celebes), Hawaii. French Polynesia (new record from this Database, coll. & det. G. Paulay).
Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)Distribution & Ecology: Society (Moorea); Tuamotu (Rangiroa). - Intertidal, shallow-waters(0-25 m).
Regional Records: Catoptrus inaequalis (Rathbun, 1906) - Unpublished record, Rangiroa, November 10, 2001, ca. 1 km S. of NW point of atoll off Motu Maeherehonae (FLMNH-UF 1559), also Moorea, UF, coll., det., and photographs G. Paulay. - Moorea Biocode project.
Depth distribution: 0 - 25 m
References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) -
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