Mesopontonia gracilicarpus Bruce 1990a , p 202 Bruce 1991a , p 391 Li 2000 , p 76 Further Indo-West Pacific palaemonoid shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonoidea), principally from the New Caledonian region Li, Xinzheng Bruce, Alexander J. Journal of Natural History 2006 2006-07-12 40 11 - 12 611 738 65d57bca-f962-4079-b813-e1e6498a5f84 Bruce, 1990 Bruce 1990 [404,920,137,161] Malacostraca Palaemonidae Mesopontonia GBIF Animalia Decapoda 46 655 Arthropoda species gracilicarpus      Mesopontonia gracilicarpus Bruce 1990a, p 202–211, Figures 34–37, 39l, m;  Bruce 1991a, p 391, Figure 64;  Li 2000, p 76, Figure 76.   Material examined    New Caledonia:(i) SMIB 8, Azteque Bank, stn DW181, 23 °17.79S, 168 °04.89E,  311– 330 m,  31 January 1993, 1 ovig. ♀(MNHN-Na 14825); (ii) BATHUS 4, stn CP922, 18 °48.049S, 163 °18.589E,  600 m,  6 August 1994, 1♀(MNHN-Na 15966); (iii) HALIPRO 2, Norfolk Ridge, stn BT70, 24 °469S, 168 °099E,  226–238 m,  20 November 1996, 1 ovig. ♀(MNHN-Na 15974); (iv) NORFOLK 1, Antigonia Bank, stn CP1714, 23 °229S, 168 °039E,  257–269 m,  26 June 2001, 1 „(MNHN-Na 15971).  Remarks The single specimen of (i) is in poor condition, with the major second pereiopod only, damaged, lacking the fingers, sixth abdominal segment and caudal fan and left fifth and right third and fourth pereiopods missing. The specimen (ii) with rostral formula 1+11/3, palm of major second chela covered with distinct fine tubercles. Specimen (iii) damaged, both second pereiopods lost, rostrum broken. The specimen (iv) with rostral formula 1+9/ 2, right (?minor) second pereiopod lost.  Distribution 1993-01-31 2001-06-26 1993-01-31 SMIB New Caledonia 321 -18.800817 Azteque Bank 876 168.65 46 655 SMIB 8 3 3