Platymaia fimbriata Rathbun, 1916

(Fig. 5E)

Material examined. RV Hakuhō Maru KH-72-1 cruise, sta. 26 (Timor Sea; 09°27.0′S, 127°58.6′E –09°285.0′S, 127°56.1′E, 610–690 m depth), 3 m beam trawl; June 19, 1972; 1♂ (NSMT-Cr 29262: CL 9.3 mm excluding pseudorostral spine, CB 8.7 mm).

RV Hakuhō Maru KH-72-1 cruise, sta. 33 (Off Sahul Shelf, 12°42.2′S, 123°07.6′E – 12°42.0′S, 123°08.5′E, 535–547 m depth), 3 m beam trawl; June 26, 1972; 1♂ (NSMT-Cr 29263: CL 14.0 mm excluding pseudorostral spines, CB 12.6 mm).

Remarks. Of ten Platymaia species enumerated by Ng et al. (2008), P. fimbriata is very unique in having numerous spines on the carapace dorsal surface. Both specimens examined are small, but agree well with the original description (Rathbun, 1916) and the illustrations and photographs by Sakai (1965: pl. 5 fig. 5; 1976: pl. 58), Griffin (1976: fig. 9), and Guinot and Richer de Forges (1985: figs. 7, 8A–B, pl. 1 fig. F–G).

Distribution. Eastern Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan; 250–1095 m depth. Davie (2002) listed this species in the Zoological Catalogue of Australia based on the records by Griffin and Tranter (1986a) and Davie and Short (1989).