Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)Distribution & Ecology: Marquesas (Hiva Oa); Society (Moorea, Tahiti) - Marine; Shoreline to 10 m; Hard bottom.
Regional Records: Xanthias latifrons - Forest & Guinot, 1961: 70, fig. 67a-b (Tahiti); 1962: 64 (Biogeography "Tahiti-Tuamotu"). - Monteforte, 1984: 171, annex 1, tab. a; 1987: 9 (Moorea). - Guinot, 1985: 451 (List). - Poupin, 1996a: 50 (Checklist). - Unpublished sp., coll. & det. G. Paulay, October 21, 2001, Moorea, Pt. Faaupo, southern end of narrow fringing reef before it widens (FLMNH-UF 1539). - Moorea Biocode project. - AAMP, Marquesas, 2012, Leg 2, coll. Evans, sample 0525, St 37, Hiva 0a, 28 m.
References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) -
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