First record of Propagurus haigae (McLaughlin, 1997) (Decapoda, Anomura, Paguridae) from Japan

Masayuki Osawa; Takuo Higashiji

doi:10.1163/15685403-00003874

First record of Propagurus haigae (McLaughlin, 1997) (Decapoda, Anomura, Paguridae) from Japan

Crustaceana ◽

10.1163/15685403-00003874 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 92 (4) ◽

pp. 477-483

Author(s):

Masayuki Osawa ◽

Takuo Higashiji

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

Distribution Range ◽

Ryukyu Islands ◽

Single Specimen ◽

Present Specimen ◽

The Third ◽

Japanese Waters ◽

First Time

Abstract Propagurus haigae (McLaughlin, 1997), a relatively large-sized species of Paguridae, is reported for the first time from Japanese waters based on a single specimen collected from a depth of 620 m off Ie Island, central Ryukyu Islands, southwestern Japan. It is the third species of the genus Propagurus McLaughlin & de Saint Laurent, 1998 known from Japanese waters. The present specimen greatly extends the distribution range of P. haigae, because the previous northernmost record was the Molucca Sea in Indonesia.

On two species of the alpheid shrimp genus Salmoneus Holthuis, 1955 from Kuwait, one of them new to science (Malacostraca: Decapoda: Caridea)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4780.1.3 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4780 (1) ◽

pp. 77-92 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ARTHUR ANKER ◽

MANAL AL-KANDARI ◽

SAMMY DE GRAVE

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Wide Distribution ◽

Distribution Range ◽

Type Locality ◽

Single Specimen ◽

The Third ◽

Failaka Island ◽

First Time ◽

Wide Distribution Range ◽

Alpheid Shrimp

The alpheid genus Salmoneus Holthuis, 1955 is reported from Kuwait for the first time, with two species. One species, Salmoneus ikaros sp. nov., is described based on a single specimen from Failaka Island, extracted from the burrow of the callianassid ghost-shrimp Balsscallichirus masoomi (Tirmizi, 1970), together with the host. The new species is characterised by its peculiar eyes, which together with other characters separate it from all previously described species of Salmoneus. The second species, Salmoneus gracilipes Miya, 1972, is reported from Kuwait based on three specimens from two different localities and different habitats. Two specimens were found under coral rocks at a depth of about 7 m off Kubbar Island, whereas the third specimen was extracted from the burrow of the echiuran worm, Listriolobus cf. brevirostris Chen & Yeh, 1958, at the type locality of S. ikaros sp. nov. at Failaka Island. Material identified as S. gracilipes from across its wide distribution range appears to be morphologically heterogeneous, possibly containing more than one species, and thus will need further studies.

First record of the Bignose Unicornfish, Naso vlamingii (Perciformes, Acanthuridae) from Korea

Check List ◽

10.15560/14.3.545 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 545-548

Author(s):

Hyuck Joon Kwun ◽

Heakyoung Jung

Keyword(s):

Fish Fauna ◽

First Record ◽

Jeju Island ◽

Morphological Description ◽

Single Specimen ◽

Caudal Peduncle ◽

Southeastern Coast ◽

First Time ◽

Fin Spines

Naso vlamingii (Valenciennes, 1835) is reported from Korea for the first time and a morphological description is provided. A single specimen of N. vlamingii was collected from the southeastern coast of Jeju Island, Korea in September 2017. This species is characterized by the presence of 2 bony plates on the middle of the caudal peduncle, 6 dorsal and 2 anal fin spines, and a rounded, convex, swollen snout. This species is the fifth species of the genus Naso Lacepède, 1801 in the Korean fish fauna, and the newly proposed Korean name for the species is “Keun-ko-pyo-mun-jwi-chi”.

First record of the Red Sea Mantis shrimp Erugosquilla massavensis (Kossmann, 1880) in the Greek Ionian Sea

Acta Adriatica ◽

10.32582/aa.60.2.7 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 60 (2) ◽

pp. 187-192 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Charalampos Dimitriadis ◽

Ivoni Fournari-Kostantinidou ◽

Antonio Di Franco ◽

Maria Corsini-Foka

Keyword(s):

Red Sea ◽

Range Expansion ◽

Mediterranean Basin ◽

First Record ◽

Distribution Range ◽

Ionian Sea ◽

Wide Spread ◽

Mantis Shrimp ◽

First Time ◽

The Mediterranean Basin

The presence of the Red Sea Mantis shrimp Erugosquilla massavensis (Kossmann, 1880) is here reported for the first time from the southeastern Ionian Sea (Zakynthos Island, Greece). This record is the first evidence of the presence of a Lessepsian migrant crustacean in the aforementioned area while it fills the gap in the ongoing westward and northward distribution range expansion of this wide spread invader of the Mediterranean basin.

Raymunida Macpherson & Machordom, 2000 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Munididae) from the KUMEJIMA 2009 Expedition in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3367.1.13 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3367 (1) ◽

pp. 134 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

MASAYUKI OSAWA

Keyword(s):

Dorsal Surface ◽

Distribution Range ◽

Ryukyu Islands ◽

Morphological Variations ◽

The Third ◽

The North ◽

The Ryukyu Islands ◽

Distal Spine

Two species of the munidid genus Raymunida Macpherson & Machordom, 2000, are reported from Kume Island, RyukyuIslands, southwestern Japan. Raymunida striata n. sp. appears closest to R. confundens Macpherson & Machordom, 2001,and R. dextralis Macpherson & Machordom, 2001, but is distinguished by the second and third abdominal somites eachwith an uninterrupted stria between two distinct transverse ridges on the dorsal surface, the merus of the third maxillipedwith a prominent distal spine on the extensor margin, and the mero-carpal articulation of the fourth pereopod reachingonly to the lateral end of the anterior cervical groove of the carapace. The occurrence of R. vittata Macpherson, 2009, inKume Island greatly extends its distribution range to the north hemisphere. Morphological variations of R. vittata are also discussed on the basis of the present specimens. An updated key to the species of Raymunida is provided.

A new antipatharian-associated species of the genus Cuapetes Clark, 1919 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae) and a new record of C. nilandensis (Borradaile, 1915) from Japan

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3367.1.11 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3367 (1) ◽

pp. 115 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

JUNJI OKUNO ◽

TIN-YAM CHAN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Record ◽

Type Species ◽

Ryukyu Islands ◽

The Ryukyu Islands ◽

Japanese Waters ◽

Associated Species ◽

First Time

Two antipatharian-associated species of the pontoniine shrimp genus Cuapetes Clark, C. lanceolatus sp. nov. and C.nilandensis (Borradaile), are reported from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. The new species appears closest to C. akiensis(Kubo) and C. calmani (Tattersall), but differs considerably from the latter two species in the shape of the rostrum and thelength of upper antennular flagellum. Cuapetes nilandensis, the type species of the genus, is recorded from Japanese waters for the first time.

Rediscovery of the hadal species Amblyops magnus Birstein & Tchindonova, 1958 (Crustacea: Mysida: Mysidae): first record from the Mariana Trench

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4402.1.2 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4402 (1) ◽

pp. 42 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

QI KOU ◽

XINZHENG LI ◽

LISHENG HE ◽

YONG WANG

Keyword(s):

Deep Sea ◽

First Record ◽

Japan Trench ◽

Female Specimen ◽

Low Latitude ◽

Mariana Trench ◽

Mitochondrial Coi ◽

The Third ◽

Challenger Deep ◽

First Time

The blind deep-sea mysid Amblyops magnus Birstein & Tchindonova, 1958 is recorded for the first time from the Mariana Trench based on an adult female specimen collected near the Challenger Deep at a depth of 6555 m. The specimen was described, illustrated and compared with the type description as well as with the materials previously collected from the Japan Trench. The mitochondrial COI barcode was also obtained from the specimen and submitted to GenBank. This is the third discovery of this rare species and significantly extends its geographic distribution range to the low latitude hadal zone.

First record of the rare crab Asthenognathus atlanticus Monod, 1933 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Varunidae) in the North Sea

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies ◽

10.2478/oandhs-2021-0030 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 50 (3) ◽

pp. 352-358

Author(s):

Marco Faasse ◽

Hendrik Gheerardyn ◽

Rob Witbaard ◽

Joël Cuperus

Keyword(s):

North Sea ◽

First Record ◽

Western Mediterranean ◽

Distribution Range ◽

Marine Waters ◽

The West ◽

The North ◽

The North Sea ◽

Northward Expansion ◽

First Time

Abstract Several species new to the area were collected while monitoring Dutch marine waters using a dredge. The varunid crab Asthenognathus atlanticus Monod, 1933 was recorded for the first time in the North Sea. Until 2008, this relatively rare crab was known from the west coast of Africa and the western Mediterranean to northern Brittany in the north. In recent years, its distribution range has expanded, as indicated by records from the Bay of the Seine and the area around Dieppe-Le Tréport. Our finding from Brown Bank (southern North Sea) indicates a further, northward expansion of its distribution range. We list the hosts with which the crab is associated. Earlier arguments for climate change as an explanation for the northward range expansion are supported.

Pisces, Anguilliformes, Moringuidae, Moringua edwardsi (Jordan and Bollman, 1889): first record in Atol das Rocas, northeastern Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/6.4.657 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 657

Author(s):

Carolina Cerqueira de Paiva ◽

Maurizélia De Brito Silva ◽

Tito Monteiro da Cruz Lotufo

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Ocean ◽

Marine Protected Areas ◽

New Record ◽

First Record ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Single Specimen ◽

Western Atlantic ◽

The World ◽

First Time

Moringua edwardsi is recorded for the first time at Atol das Rocas, northeastern Brazil. Previous records of the species were located in the western Atlantic Ocean, from Florida to southeastern Brazil, but with many gaps between these regions. A single specimen was collected in Atol das Rocas in July 2007 and it is deposited in the Dias da Rocha Ichthyological Collection. The new record of M. edwardsi fills a geographic distribution gap of this species and complements the inventory of fish species inhabiting one of the most unique marine protected areas in the world.

First record of Permian conodont “jinogondolella” cf. altaduensis from the Midhnab Member, Khuff Formation, Saudi Arabia

GeoArabia ◽

10.2113/geoarabia110391 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 91-96 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Alda Nicora ◽

Denis Vaslet ◽

Yves-Michel Le Nindre

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

First Record ◽

Single Specimen ◽

Marine Deposits ◽

First Time

ABSTRACT A single specimen of conodont is described for the first time from outcrops of the Khuff Formation in central Saudi Arabia. The specimen was recovered from 22 samples that were located in the maximum flooding intervals of the Khuff Formation and specifically processed for conodont research. The sample originated from the maximum flooding interval located at the lower part of the Midhnab Member of the Khuff Formation, at Jabal al Murayrah in the Ad Darma’ quadrangle. The conodont occurs in reworked lithoclastic and bioclastic calcarenites, secondary sparitized, as a single broken and corroded specimen, which belongs to the genus Mesogondolella (Jinogondolella) and is tentatively conferred to the species “Jinogondolella” cf. altaduensis. The conodont is associated with broken pieces of fauna including bivalves, gastropods, echinoids, brachiopods and bryozoans, as well as foraminifers and dasycladacean algae. This genus is rarely encountered in the open-marine deposits of the Tethyan platforms, where it appeared preferentially in semi-restrictive (saline) basins. A Late Capitanian age is interpreted for some species of the genus Jinogondolella in America (Texas), China and Oman, but this age interpretation is not firmly established for the Midhnab Member of the Khuff Formation. Also due to the reworked nature of the horizon that yielded this condont, the specimen is not considered to be age-indicative.

Short Communication First Record of the Polychaete Worm Ceratonereis (Composetia) burmensis (Phyllodocida: Nereididae) from Pakistan

Biological Sciences - PJSIR ◽

10.52763/pjsir.biol.sci.63.2.2020.132.134 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 63 (2) ◽

pp. 132-134

Author(s):

Sadar Aslam ◽

Javed Mustaquim ◽

Ghazala Siddiqui

Keyword(s):

Short Communication ◽

First Record ◽

Wide Distribution ◽

River Delta ◽

Single Specimen ◽

First Time

Ceratonereis (Composetia) burmensis Monro (1937) is reported for the first time from Pakistan. A single specimen was collected from Hab river delta (24°53'13.45'' N and 66°42'18.04'' E) on the Balochistan coast in September, 2017. Two species of Ceratonereis previously reported from Pakistan are: Ceratonereis marmorata (Horst, 1924) and Ceratonereis sp. (Cpmposetia) burmensis differs from C. marmorata in having a prostomium that is not marmorated. It also differs from Ceratonereis sp. in having neuropodial falcigers. C. (Composetia) burmensis has wide distribution from Iran to China.