Batillipes longispinosus Chang & Rho, 1997a

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17. Batillipes longispinosus Chang & Rho, 1997a

Batillipes longispinosus n. sp. ( Chang & Rho 1997a)

Terra typica: Yellow Sea ( South Korea, Asia)

East China Sea:

• 34°43′N, 127°59′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] South Korea, South Gyeongsang Province, Sangju-ri, intertidal or shallow sublittoral zone, sand or shell gravel. Rho et al. (1999)

• 34°31′N, 127°07′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] South Korea, South Jeolla Province, Sorokdo Island, intertidal or shallow sublittoral zone, sand or shell gravel. Rho et al. (1999)

• 33°31′N, 126°32′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] Undefined locality, South Korea, Jeju Province, Cheju [Jejudo] Island, intertidal or shallow subtidal zone, sediment or sand. Chang & Rho (1997a)

Sea of Japan:

• 38°29′N, 128°26′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] South Korea, Gangwon Province, Hwajinpo, intertidal or shallow subtidal zone, sediment or sand. Chang & Rho (1997a)

• 36°12′N, 129°22′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] South Korea, North Gyeongsang Province, Wolpo, intertidal or shallow subtidal zone, sediment or sand. Chang & Rho (1997a)

• 35°01′N, 128°23′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] South Korea, South Gyeongsang Province, Taechon, intertidal or shallow subtidal zone, sediment or sand. Chang & Rho (1997a)

Yellow Sea:

• 37°16′N, 126°06′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] South Korea, Incheon Metropolitan City, Tokchok [Yeongheung-do] Island, intertidal or shallow subtidal zone, sediment or sand. Chang & Rho (1997a)

• 36°47′48′′N, 126°08′39′′E; 6–7 m bsl: [FAO61] Type Locality: South Korea, South Chungcheong Province, Manripo, intertidal or shallow subtidal zone, bottom, submerged sand. Chang & Rho (1997a)

• 35°40′N, 126°31′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] South Korea, North Jeolla Province, Kyokpo, intertidal or shallow subtidal zone, sediment or sand. Chang & Rho (1997a)

• 35°31′N, 126°30′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] Undefined locality, South Korea, North Jeolla Province, Kochang County, intertidal or shallow subtidal zone, sediment or sand. Chang & Rho (1997a)

• 34°28′N, 126°16′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] Undefined locality, South Korea, South Jeolla Province, Chindo [Jin-do Island], intertidal or shallow subtidal zone, sediment or sand. Chang & Rho (1997a)

Record numbers (Sea/Ocean classification): East China Sea: 3, Sea of Japan: 3, Yellow Sea: 5; total: 11.

Record numbers (FAO classification): FAO61: 19; total: 11.

Remarks: This species is distributed widely on the South Korean coast. It has been reported from sand in the intertidal or shallow subtidal zones.