Neolithodes nipponensis Sakai, 1971

Macpherson, Enrique & Chan, Tin-Yam, 2008, Some lithodid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae) from Taiwan and adjacent waters, with the description of one new species from Guam, Zootaxa 1924, pp. 43-52 : 44

Neolithodes nipponensis Sakai, 1971

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Neolithodes nipponensis Sakai, 1971: 7 , figs 1a–f, pl. 8. — Sakai 1976: 697, figs 378a–f, pl. 244. — Ikeda 1998: 47, pl. 65. — Macpherson 2001: 799 ; 2003: 414.

Material examined. Taiwan: Stn CD 129, 21.8.2001, 22º5.89'N, 121º5.21’E, 1271–1275 m: 1 ovigerous female 135 × 119 mm, 2 females 68 × 61 mm and 71 × 64 mm. — Stn CD 134, 22.11.2001, 22º16.56’N, 120º6.11’E, 736–1040 m: 1 male ca. LC = 24 mm (broken). — Stn CD 206, 30.05.2003, 22º5.67’N, 121º2.65’E, 1278–1298 m: 1 male 49 × 45 mm. — Stn CD 228, 30.8.2003, 22º8.7’N, 121º0.97'E, 1259–1383 m: 4 males 55 × 49 mm - 73 × 65 mm. — Stn CP366, 25.8.2006, 22º 2.872N, 121º 10.079E, 1302–1752 m: 1 male 47 × 41 mm.

Coloration. Generally reddish. Eye black brown.

Distribution. Previously reported from Japan, between 200 and 950 m, Fiji Islands at 1058–1091 and Solomon Islands in 1036–1203 m. The present material was collected between 736 and 1752 m.

Figures

FIGURE 5. Dorsal view. (a) Neolithodes nipponensis Sakai, 1971, male, Taiwan, Stn CD 228. (b) Lithodes turritus Ortmann, 1892, male, Taiwan, Dasi fishing port. (c) Lithodes paulayi n. sp., holotype male, Guam. (d) Paralomis dofleini Balss, 1911, male, Taiwan, Dasi fishing port. (e) Paralomis arae Macpherson, 2001, female, Taiwan. f, Paralomis truncatispinosa Takeda & Miyake, 1980, broken carapace, Taiwan, Stn CD 231.