Distribution : Tahiti, Bikini, Palau, Ponape, the Sulu Archipelago of the Philippines, and Sanguinisiapo Archipelago of Indonesia and Japan in the West Pacific Ocean (de Saint Laurent 1970, Baba 1982, Asakura 2004), and the Maldives in the Indian Ocean (Hogarth et al. 1998).
Selected Reference(s) Trichopagurus trichophthalmus. -
Saint Laurent, M. d., 1970: 212, fig. 1-16. - French Polynesia Trichopagurus trichophthalmus. -
Komai, T. and Osawa, M., 2005: 11, fig. 4-6. [Redescripton of type specimen from Tahiti] - French Polynesia
Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)Distribution & Ecology: Society (Tahiti) - Marine; Shoreline to 10 m; ?Hard bottom.
Regional Records: Catapaguroides trichophthalmus Forest, 1954a: 74, fig. 20-24, with a ? for the genus; 1956a: 1069 (Tahiti). - Trichopagurus trichophthalmus - de Saint Laurent, 1970: 212, fig. 1-16 (Tahiti). - Poupin, 1996a: 19 (Checklist). - Komai & Osawa (2005: 11, fig. 4-6 (Tahiti; redescription of type specimen).
References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) -
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