Lissocarcinus arkati Kemp, 1923

Arzivian, Arteen, Alrubaie, Ahmad, Yang, Jessica, Lin, Huiyu, Zhang, Eva & Leong, Rupert, 2022, Crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the Seas of East and Southeast Asia Collected by the RV Hakuhō Maru (KH- 72 - 1 Cruise) 4. South China Sea, Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science. Series A, Zoology 48 (4), pp. 147-191 : 167

Lissocarcinus arkati Kemp, 1923

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Material examined. RV Hakuhō Maru KH-72-1 cruise, sta. 45, 1 8 (CB 9.8×CL 8.7 mm), NSMT-Cr 30921.

Remarks. Lissocarcinus arkati is characterised by having many transverse striae on the carapace dorsal surface ( Fig. 1D ). The records of occurrence are few, but the characteristics are sufficiently illustrated by Kemp (1923), Chopra (1935), Sakai (1939), Crosnier (1962), Dai and Xu (1991), Dai and Yang (1991) and Ng et al. (2001).

Distribution. Indo-West Pacific, ranging from Japan to Madagascar, with several intervening localities; 4–65 m depth. Gordon (1931) recorded this species from Hong Kong.

Figures

Fig. 1. A: Mclaydromia colini Guinot and Tavares, 8 (NSMT-Cr 30898; CB 13.1×CL 15.0mm including pseudorostral teeth) from sta. 45. B: Mursia australiensis Campbell, juv. (NSMT-Cr 30905; CB 8.2mm excluding lateral tubercles, CL 7.4 mm) from sta. 52. C: Podophthalmus nacreus Alcock, 8 (NSMT-Cr 30925; CB 11.0×CL 7.1mm) from sta. 45. D: Lissocarcinus arkati Kemp, 8 (NSMT-Cr 30921; CB 9.8×CL 8.7mm) from sta. 45. E–F: Parilia pattersoni Ng, Devi and Kumar, juv. (NSMT-Cr 30906; CB 5.6×CL 6.6mm including posterior median tubercle) from sta. 42.