Porcellanidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands Author Osawa, Masayuki text Zootaxa 2007 1548 1 49 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.178040 2cbe1502-c057-4a0c-8f15-c1815dcd4d20 1175-5326 178040 Petrolisthes scabriculus ( Dana, 1852 ) ( Fig. 8 C, D) Porcellana scabriculus Dana, 1852 : 424 ( type locality: Sulu Sea); 1855: pl. 28, fig. 13. Petrolisthes scabriculus .— Haig, 1964 : 358 , fig. 2; 1979: 120, fig. 1.— Nakasone & Miyake, 1968b : 107 , text-fig. 6.— Hsieh et al. , 1997 : 291 , figs. 5F, 10. Material examined. New Caledonia . Maitre Islet, lagoon, 22°10.35’S , 166°25.85’E , 21 m , 10 Nov. 1995 , coll. J. Lowry, 2 males CL 5.8, 6.6 mm . Woodin Channel, lagoon, 18 Nov. 1992 , coll. J.-L. Menou, 2 males CL 3.6, 5.2 mm . Pins Island , lagoon, Aug. 1993 , coll. Menou, 1 female CL 5.6 mm , 1 ovig. female CL 7.8 mm . Maitre Islet, lagoon, 22°19.35’S , 166°25.85’E , 10 m , sponge, coll. I. Takeuchi, 10 Nov. 1995 , 1 male CL 5.8 mm , 2 females CL 4.1, 5.2 mm , 1 ovig. female CL 4.9 mm . Maitre Islet, lagoon,, 22°19.35’S , 166°25.85’E , 20 m , green sponge, coll. I. Takeuchi, 10 Nov. 1995 , 3 males CL 4.0– 7.6 mm , 3 ovig. females CL 4.7–6.3 mm . Maitre Islet, lagoon, 3 m , 13 Sep. 1978 , coll. C. Vadon, 1 male CL 6.1 mm . Récif du Croissant, reef, lagoon, 9 m , coral, 29 Sept. 1978 , coll. C. Vadon, 1 male CL 3.8 mm . Lagon, St. 253, 22°22’S , 166°23’E , 16 m , coll. B. Richer de Forges/ ORSTOM , 2 males CL 5.6, 6.3 mm . Récif du Croissant, lagoon, 5 m , coral, 21 Sep. 1978 , coll. C. Vadon, 1 male CL 5.4 mm , 1 female CL 4.0 mm. Nouméa., lagoon, St. 258, 22°21’S , 166°21’E , 10 m , coll. B. Richer de Forges/ ORSTOM , 1 ovig. female CL 5.6 mm . Maitre Channel, lagoon, 20 m , tubes of Eunicidae, Jun. 1992 , coll. P. Bouchet, 2 male CL 4.6, 7.6 mm , 1 female CL 5.6 mm , 1 ovig. female CL 7.7 mm . Maitre Islet, lagoon, 6–8 m , 29 Mar. 1993 , coll. P. Bouchet, 1 ovig female CL 5.2 mm . Récif du Larégnère, lagoon, 12–16 m , 3 May 1993 , 2 male CL 3.9, 5.0 mm, 1 female CL 5.1 mm . Séche Croissant, lagoon, 22°19.90’S , 166°22.30’E , 13 m , Pocillopora sp., 26 Apr. 1995 , 1 female CL 4.7 mm . Passe de Boulari, lagoon, St. 505, Pocillopora , 12 Apr. 1994 , coll. J.-L. Menou, 1 male CL 2.8 mm . Grande Rade, lagoon, 10–11 m , 14 Apr. 1993 , coll. P. Bouchet, 1 male CL 4.0 mm. South of Grand Récif, St. 294, 22°42’S , 166°43’E , 21 m , coll. B. Richer de Forges/ ORSTOM , 1 male CL 6.5 mm . Pins Island , St. 589, 22°32’S , 167°24’E , 31 m , 18 Jul. 1985 , coll. B. Richer de Forges-ORSTOM, 1 ovig. female CL 6.3 mm . Pins Island , St. 593, 22°33’S , 167°20’E , 25 m , 18 Jul. 1985 , coll. B. Richer de Forges-ORSTOM, 1 male CL 5.0 mm. Ouen Island , Prony Bay, lagoon, St. 110, 22°24’S , 166°47’E , 40 m , coll. B. Richer de Forges/ ORSTOM , 2 males CL 4.3, 5.8 mm . Nouméa, St. 283, 122 °27’S, 166°24’E , 3 m , coll. B. Richer de Forges/ ORSTOM , 1 female CL 3.0 mm. N/ O "Alis" Campagne SURPRISES, St. DW1395, 18°17.6’S , 163°01.9’E , 34–36 m , 13 May 1999 , coll. B. Richer de Forges-IRD, 1 male CL 3.4 mm , 1 female CL 4.4 mm . Loyalty Islands. Lifou Island . Santal Bay. Atelier LIFOU . St. 1458 (St. 3), Ngoni, 20°46.7’S , 167°03.1’E , 17–24 m , dredge, 4 Nov. 2000 , 1 female CL 5.5 mm . St. 1451 (St. 48B), Esao, 20°47.3’S , 167°06.8’E , 10–21 m , 19 Nov. 2000 , 1 male CL 6.3 mm , 1 ovig. female CL 5.6 mm . St. 1454 (St. 58), Cap Lefèvre (= Nem), 20°56.65’S , 167°02.0’E , 15–18 m , 23 Nov. 2000 , 1 ovig. female CL 5.0 mm. St. 1434 (St. 12), Huca Htighé Island , 20°52.5’S , 167°08.1’E , 5–20 m , 6 Nov. 2000 , 1 male CL 3.3 mm . St. 1410 (St. 63A), between Cap Wekutr and Cap Wajez, 20°56.7’S , 167°03.1’E , 2–4 m , 25 Nov. 2000 , 1 male CL 2.3 mm . St. 1410 (St. 63B), between Cap Wekutr and Cap Wajez, 20°56.7’S , 167°03.1’E , 2–4 m , 25 Nov. 2000 , 1 male CL 2.3 mm . St. 1457 (St. 67), Ngoni, 20°46.8’S , 167°02.75’E , 5–10 m , 27 Nov. 2000 , 1 male CL 4.9 mm , 1 ovig. female CL 6.1 mm . Remarks . The relationships between this species and two congeners, P. militaris and P. heterochrous , are discussed in the Remarks of P. militaris . Distribution. Gulf of Thailand , Philippines Islands, Indonesia , New Guinea , western and eastern Australia , Nansha Islands in China ; Taiwan , Ryukyu Islands, New Caledonia , and the Loyalty Islands; shallow water to about 55 m , frequently in association with corals ( Haig 1979 ; Hsieh, et al . 1997 ; Yang & Naiyanetr 1997 ; present study).