Metopograpsus thukuhar (Owen, 1839)
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3374.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5255720 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E177585F-C62B-1B1E-FF3C-FA88FA9EF8A8 |
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Felipe |
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Metopograpsus thukuhar (Owen, 1839) |
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Metopograpsus thukuhar (Owen, 1839) View in CoL
Persian Gulf. UAE ( Al-Ghais & Cooper 1996; Hornby 1997), Iran (Naderloo 2011; present study).
Iran. Hormozgan Province: Qeshm I. (mangroves of Naghasheh and Tabl), Bandar-Khamir . Bushehr Province: Khalij-Nayband.
General distribution. Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, East Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Pakistan, India, Vietnam, China, Japan, Cocos-Keeling Is., Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland), Tahiti, Hawaiian Is.
Habitat. Mangroves.
Remarks. Metopograpsus thukuhar is a widely distributed species in Indo-West Pacific and has been well documented by several authors (e.g. Crosnier 1965; Holthuis 1977; Vannini & Valmori 1981; Tirmizi & Ghani 1996). This species is distinguishable from its sympatric congener in the region, M. messor , using several distinct characteristics which are provided together with biological accounts of the species by Naderloo (2011).
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