On a collection of Polychelidae from Papua New Guinea (Crustacea, Decapoda, Polychelida) Author Galil, Bella S. National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research, P. O. B. 8030, Haifa 31080 (Israel) bella @ ocean. org. il bella@ocean.org.il text Zoosystema 2013 2013-12-27 35 4 495 502 http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2013n4a4 journal article 10.5252/z2013n4a4 1638-9387 5165322 Polycheles coccifer Galil, 2000 ( Fig. 1A ) Polycheles coccifer Galil, 2000: 320 , fig. 15 ( type locality: Philippines ). — Ahyong & Chan 2004: 176 , figs 1G,H, 4E; 2008: 64, fig 1B. — Poore et al. 2008: 91 , fig. — Ahyong 2009: 383 . — Chan 2010: 162 . MATERIAL EXAMINED. — BIOPAPUA, Huon Gulf , Stn CP 3630, 06°54’S , 147°03’E , 305-307 m , 22.VIII.2010 , 1 ♂ cl 29.8 mm (MNHN-IU-2011-1502). — Huon Gulf , Stn CP 3635, 07°29’S , 147°33’E , 280- 302 m , 23.VIII.2010 , 1 ♀ cl 49.2 mm (MNHN- IU-2011-1253). — Huon Gulf , Stn CP 3645, 06°44’S , 147°50’E , 403-418 m , 24.VIII.2010 , 1 ♂ cl 39.1 mm (MNHN-IU-2011-5084). — Tami Island, Huon Gulf , Stn CP 3645, 06°44’S , 147°50’E , 403- 418 m , 24.VIII.2010 , 1 ♂ cl 35.5 mm (MNHN- IU-2011-3609). — Southeast of Manus Island, Stn CP 3693, 02°10’S , 147°17’E , 300 m , 29.IX.2010 , 1 ♀ cl 23.0 mm (MNHN-IU-2011-1810). — Astrolabe Bay, Stn CP 3710, 05°22’S , 145°48’E , 372-384 m , 5.X.2010 , 1 ♂ cl 40.9 mm, 1 ♀ cl 31.5 mm (MNHN- IU-2011-1210). — Astrolabe Bay, Stn CP 3711, 05°23’S , 145°48’E , 434-447 m , 5.X.2010 , 2 ♂♂ cl 37.0, 33.7 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-7000). DISTRIBUTION. — Vanuatu , New Caledonia , Western Australia, Indonesia , Philippines , Taiwan ( Galil 2000 ; Poore 2008 ); new record for PNG . Known from depths between 155-533 m (found in trawl hauled between 99-610 m ) ( Galil 2000 ); present depth record 615 m .