New species and new records of the hermit crab genus Pagurixus Melin, 1939 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Paguridae) from the Indo-West Pacific Author Komai, Tomoyuki text Journal of Natural History 2010 2010-05-24 44 21 - 22 1269 1342 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222931003624812 journal article 10.1080/00222931003624812 1464-5262 5209607 Pagurixus dissimilis Osawa and Komai, 2007 Pagurixus dissimilis Osawa and Komai 2007 , p 42 , Figures 1–4 , 5A, B . Material examined New Caledonia . LIFOU , stn 1421, Santal Bay , Lifou Island , Loyalty Islands , 20°52.4′S , 167°08.5′E , 4 m , 26–27 November 2000 , 1 male SL 1.5 mm (MNHN-Pg 8280); stn 1429, similar locality, 20°47.5′S , 167°07.7′E , 8–18 m , 24 November 2000 , 1 male SL 1.4 mm (MNHN-Pg 8281); stn 1434, Santal Bay , 20°52.5′S , 167°08.1′E , 5–20 m , 6 November 2000 , 1 ovigerous female SL 1.5 mm (MNHN-Pg 8282); stn 1449, N of Cape Aimé Martin , Santal Bay , 20°45.8′S , 167°01.65′S , 17 m , 1 male , 1 female , 3 ovigerous females, not measured (MNHN-Pg 8283); stn 1437, Gaatcha Bay , 20°55.5′S , 167°04.2′E , 10–30 m , 10 November 2000 , 1 male SL 1.3 mm (MNHN-Pg 8284); stn 1440, Bay of Chépénéhé , Santal Bay , 20°47.2′S , 167°08.6′E , 15–35 m , 16 November 2000 , 1 female SL 1.4 mm (MNHN-Pg 8285); stn 1450, N of Cape Aimé Martin , Santal Bay , 20°45.8′S , 167°01.65′E , 27–31 m , 21 November 2000 , 2 males SL 1.2, 1.2 mm , 2 females SL 1.1, 1.3 mm , 1 ovigerous female SL 1.1 mm , 1 juvenile SL 0.9 mm (MNHN-Pg 8286); stn 1452, between Cape Mandé and Cape Lefévre, Santal Bay , 20°54.6′S , 167°02.1′E , 2–25 m , 2 males SL 1.1, 1.4 mm , 2 ovigerous females SL 1.0, 1.1 mm (MNHN-Pg 8287); stn 1453, between Cape Mandé and Cape Lefévre, Santal Bay , 20°54.6′S , 167°02.1′E , 21–30 m , 22 November 2000 , 1 male SL 1.4 mm (MNHN-Pg 8288); stn 1457, Ngoni , Santal Bay , Lifou Island , Loyalty Islands , 20°46.8′S , 167°02.75′E , 5–10 m , 1 male SL 1.3 mm , 1 female SL 1.2 mm , 1 ovigerous female SL 1.2 mm (MNHN-Pg 8289); same data, 1 male SL 0.9 mm (MNHN-Pg 8290) . Touho , 10 m , 8 September 1993 , SCUBA diving, 1 male SL 1.46 mm (MNHN- Pg 8291) . Distribution Previously known only from southern Japan , 3–5 m in depth. The present material greatly extends the geographical range of this species to New Caledonia ; subtidal to 31 m .