Data for selected species
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Decapoda - Brachyura - Portunidae - Portunus

Portunus iranjae Crosnier, 1962


Selected Reference(s)
Portunus iranjae. - Crosnier, A., 2002: 408, fig. 4-5. - Madagascar

Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)
Distribution & Ecology: Marquesas (Eiao, Fatu Hiva, Hiva Oa, Tahuata); Society (Moorea) with a doubt, see Crosnier (2002: 410) - Marine; Sublittoral (54m).

Regional Records: Portunus iranjae - Stephenson & Rees, 1967: 30 ("Papetoai bay" = Moorea). - Stephenson, 1976: 16 ("Marquesas expedition, st. THX" = Haava strait, between Tahuata and Hiva Oa, cf. Harald, 1967). - Crosnier, 2002: 410 (re-examination of spp. studied by Stephenson & Rees, 1967 and Stephenson, 1976, with this remark: "Il ressort de tout cela que la présence de P. iranjae en Polynésie française ne peut être considérée comme clairement établie"). - Portunus (Xiphonectes) iranjae - Guinot, 1985: 449 (List). - Poupin, 1996a: 5, 32 (Checklist, with new records at Eiao, Fatu Hiva, Hiva Oa, Tahuata, 54m; coll. Frv Marara).

Depth distribution: 54 - 54 m

References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) - PDF 412 Ko
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