Distribution : Widely distributed in the tropical Indo-West Pacific, from the western Indian Ocean to Central Pacific: Hawaii, French Polynesia (Marquesas)
Selected Reference(s) Odontodactylus brevirostris. -
Ahyong, S. T., 2002: 355. - French Polynesia Odontodactylus brevirostris. -
Ahyong, S., 2004: . - French Polynesia
Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)Distribution & Ecology: Austral (Arago Bank); Marquesas (Fatu Hiva, Hiva Oa, Nuku Hiva, Ua Huka) - Marine; Sublittoral (49-176 m); ?Hard bottom; ?Burrower.
Regional Records: Odontodactylus brevirostris - Manning, 1967b: 22, fig. 6-8 (Revision of the genus); 1995: 20, 82 (List & key). - Müller, 1994: 50 (Syn.). - Poupin, 1998: 34 (Checklist; coll. Frv Marara, det. R.B. Manning, Fatu Hiva MNHN Sto1962; 49m). - Ahyong, 2002: 355, fig. 5 (Fatu Hiva, Hiva Oa, Nuku Hiva, Ua Huka, between Society and Marquesas, pelagic trawl; MUSORSTOM 9 campaign, 60-150 m and a st. at 95/305 m). - Unpublished sp., coll. BENTHAUS 2002 Expedition, stn DW1979, Arago Bank, 176-340 m, det. S. Ahyong 2004. - AAMP, Marquesas, 2012, Leg 3, St. MQ2-R, Nuku Hiva, 20-23 m, coll. Starmer et al., sample LC417.
Depth distribution: 20 - 176 m
References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) -
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