Distribution : West Pacific: New Caledonia (Loyalty Islands). - South central Pacific: French Polynesia, Austral Islands (Rimatara, Rurutu, Tubai), Society Islands (Bora Bora, Tupaļ); Tuamotu Islands (Fangataufa, Moruroa). ? Japan. Deep distribution: 125-300 meters.
Selected Reference(s) Enoplometopus gracilipes. -
Poupin, J., 2002w: www. [Electronic monograph on Internet] - World Enoplometopus gracilipes. -
Poupin, J., 2003: 646, fig. 4-5. - French Polynesia
Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)Distribution & Ecology: Austral (Rimatara, Rurutu, Tubuai); Society (Bora Bora, Tupaļ); Tuamotu (Fangataufa, Moruroa) - Marine; Deep (125-280m); Hard bottom
Regional Records: Hoplometopus gracilipes de Saint Laurent, 1988: 62 (Moruroa; coll. Frv Marara, fr). - Poupin et al., 1990: 16, pl. 2h. - Poupin & Richer de Forges, 1991: 211. - Poupin, 1996a: 95 (Checklist); 1996b: 14, pl. 6c (Bora Bora, Fangataufa, Moruroa, Rimatara, Rurutu, Tubai, Tupaļ; 125-280m). - Enoplometopus gracilipes - Poupin, 2003: 646, fig. 4-5 (same specimens). - Remark: ten specimens of this 'rare' species trapped in the same station in front of Rurutu!
Depth distribution: 125 - 280 m
References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) -
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