Crossotonotus spinipes (De Man, 1888 )

Castro, Peter, 2010, A new species and new records of palicoid crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Palicoidea, Palicidae, Crossotonotidae) from the Indo-West Pacific region, Zoosystema 32 (1), pp. 73-86 : 84-85

Crossotonotus spinipes (De Man, 1888)

Pleurophricus spinipes De Man, 1888: 344 , pl. 15, figs 1, 1a-c.

Manella brevimana – Moosa & Serène 1981: 54, figs 12a, b, 13a.

Crossotonotus spinipes – Castro 2000: 574, 587, 588, figs 45, 46, 51, 61f.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Philippines. Bohol, Balicasag I., off Panglao I., tangle nets of local fishermen, 50-500 m, 28.XI.2001, 1 ♀ ( ZRC 2001.0927). — 200-300 m, VI.2002, 1 ơ ( ZRC 2002.0670). — VII.2003, 1 ơ, 2 ♀♀ ( ZRC 2008.1088). — L11, 25.X.2003 ( ZRC 2008.1089). — V.2004, 1 ơ ( ZRC 2008.1090). — 25.III.2003, 1 ♀, 1 pre-adult ( ZRC 2008.1091). — VII.2004 - V.2005, 1 ơ, 4 pre-adults ( ZRC 2008.1092).

PANGLAO 2004, Bohol I., Panglao I., stn PN1, 28.V.2004, 3 ơơ ( ZRC 2008.1093 ). — Stn B 2, Alona , 09°32.972’N, 123°46.547’E, 5 m, 31.V.2004, 1 pre-adult ( ZRC 2008.1094 ); 1 pre-adult ( ZRC 2008.1095 ). — Stn B 4, BBC Point, 09°33.168’N, 123°48.299’E, 24 m, 1.VI.2004, 1 ♀ ( MNHN-B29754 ), 1 ơ ( ZRC 2008.1096 ). — Stn B 5, Biking, 09°35.196’N, 123°50.438’E, 4 m, 2.VI.2004, 1 pre-adult ( ZRC 2008.1097 ).— Stn B 6, Balicasag I., Black Forest , 09°31.144’N, 123°41.252’E, 12-14 m, 4.VI.2004, 1 ♀ ( ZRC 2008.1098 ). — Stn B 7, Catarman, reef slope with caves, 9°35.9’N, 123°51.8’E, 4-30 m, 5.VI.2004, 1 ơ (photographed) ( ZRC 2008.1099 ). — Stn B 9, Napaling, 9°33.1’N, 123°44.0’E, caves in the reef wall, 8-10 m, 8.VI.2004, 1ơ ( ZRC 2008.1100 ). — Stn P 4, Napaling, caves in the reef wall, 9°33.1’N, 123°44.0’E, 8-10 m, 8.VI.2004, 1ơ (photographed) ( ZRC 2006.0174 ).— Stn R30 , Napaling, 09°37.049’N, 123°46.273’E, 15-37 m, 8.VI.2004, 2 pre-adults ( ZRC 2008.1101 ). — Stn B 15, Sungcolan, 9°38.8’N, 123°49.2’E, 2-4 m, 16.VI.2004, 1 pre-adult ( ZRC 2008.1102 ). — Stn B 16, Bingag, 9°37.6’N, 123°47.3’E, 20 m, 17. V1.2004 , 1 pre-adult ( ZRC 2008.1103 ); 1 pre-adult ( ZRC 2008.1104 ). — Stn S 21, Bohol I., Manga, reef slope with silt, 9°41.7’N, 123°50.9’E, 4-12 m, 20. V1.2004 , 1 juv. ( ZRC 2008.1105 ).— Stn B 19, PamilacanIsland,reefslopewithcaves, 9°29.4’N, 123°56.0’E, 17 m, 21.VI.2004, 1 pre-adult ( ZRC 2008.1106 ). — Stn B 20, Bohol I., Ubajan, 9°41.5’N, 123°51.0’E, 2-8 m, 23.VI.2004, 1 ơ, 3 pre-adults ( ZRC 2008.1107 ). — Stn B 23, Balicasag, Black Forest , 9°31.1’N, 123°41.3’E, 20- 25 m, 25.VI.2004, 1 pre-adult ( ZRC 2008.1108 ). — Stn B 24, Pamilacan I., 09°29.377’N, 123°56.046’E, 16 m, 25.VI.2004, 1 pre-adult ( ZRC 2008.1109 ). — Stn B 41, Balicasag reef, 09°30.932’N, 123°40.791’E, 17-19 m, 4.VII.2004, 2ơơ ( ZRC 2008.1110 ).— Stn L 46, Balicasag I., 9°30.9’N, 123°41.2’E, 90-110m, 4.VII.2004, 1 pre-adult ( ZRC 2008.1111 ) .

Vanuatu. SANTO 2006, stn DB63, southeast Aésé I., 15°26.9’S, 167°15.8’E, 21 m, 25.IX.2006, 1 pre-adult ♀ (photographed) ( MNHN-B 31964). — Stn LM19, east Malo I., 15°38.5’S, 167°15.1’E, intertidal, 5.X.2006, 1 preadult ♀ (photographed) ( MNHN-B 31965). — Stn EP36, Aoré I., Aimbué Bay, 15°33.1/33.3’S, 167°12.4/12.7’E, tangle net, 20-60 m, 15.X.2006, 1 ovig. ♀ (photographed) ( MNHN-B 32311).

Unknown location, 18.X.1994, 1 ơ (photographed) ( ZRC 2008.1159).

DISTRIBUTION. — Wide Indo-West Pacific distribution from the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean to the Hawaiian Islands and Samoa (type locality: Ambon, Indonesia) ( Castro 2000: table 6, fig. 51) and now the Philippines and Vanuatu. Depth: intertidal to 146 m ( Castro 2000: table 5).