Schizophrys dahlak Griffin & Tranter, 1986

Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez & Cuesta, Jose A., 2025, Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura), European Journal of Taxonomy 996, pp. 1-94 : 46-47

Schizophrys dahlak Griffin & Tranter, 1986

Fig. 50

Material examined

MAURITIUS • 1 ♂ (46 ×49.4); 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg.; MNCN20.04/41942 .

Remarks

The specimens at some point during their preservation were dried out and then rehydrated. The specimen was identified as S. dichotomus (Desmarest, 1823) , and it was mixed with the specimens of S. aspera .

The known distribution for S. dahlak is Red Sea and Pacific Ocean (Balicasag Island in Philippines, Koror Islands and Palau Islands in Republic of Palau) ( Sasaki 2023). This work provides the first record of S. dahlak in Mauritian waters.

For identification, see also Griffin & Tranter (1986) and Lee et al. (2018).

Figures

Fig. 50. Schizophrys dahlak Griffin & Tranter, 1986, MNCN20.04/41942. Scale bars = 1 cm.