Goniosupradens acutifrons (De Man, 1879 )

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Goniosupradens acutifrons (De Man, 1879) # ( Figs. 17 , 37F )

Charybdis cf. miles — Morton and Ruxton 1992: 50, 1 unnumb. fig.; Morton and Harper 1995: 46, pl. 24B; Morton and Ruxton 1997: 51, 1 unnumb. fig. [not Portunus (C.) miles De Haan, 1835 ].

Goniosupradens acutifrons — present record.

Taxonomy: Leene (1936 1938), Crosnier and Thomassin (1974), Yang et al. (2012).

Type: Holotype ò RMNH D 448 ( Fransen et al. 1997).

Type locality: Timor, Indonesia.

Distribution: Western Indian Ocean to West Pacific: from Madagascar, Tanzania, Phuket ( Thailand), to Southeast and East Asia to Japan, and Solomon Islands ( Yang et al. 2012).

Habitat: Subtidal; rocky or coral reefs; depths 5 to 30 m ( Yang et al. 2012).

Remarks: This species is a new record for the fauna of Hong Kong.

Figures

Figs. 15–17. Charybdis annulata (Fabricius, 1798) (male, 80.3 × 54.1 mm, Shui Hau): A, carapace and cheliped; B, right chela. 16, Charybdis orientalis Dana, 1852 (male, 59.2 × 35.7 mm, Shelter Island): carapace and cheliped. 17, Goniosupradens acutifrons (De Man, 1879) (male, 81.8 × 52.2 mm, Bluff Island): carapace and cheliped.

Fig. 37. A, D–G, overall habitus; B, frontal margin; C, right chela. A–C, Scylla olivacea (Herbst, 1796) (male, 103.5 × 69.3 mm, off Kau Sai Chau); D, Charybdis annulata (Fabricius, 1798) (male, 80.3 × 54.1 mm, Shui Hau); E, Charybdis orientalis Dana, 1852 (male, 59.2 × 35.7 mm, Shelter Island); F, Goniosupradens acutifrons (De Man, 1879) (male, 81.8 × 52.2 mm, Bluff Island); G, Thranita pelsarti (Montgomery, 1931) (male, 67.7 × 39.5 mm, Bluff Island).