Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781)

Poupin, Joseph, 2024, A documented checklist of the Crustacea (Stomatopoda, Decapoda) of the southern Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil Amapá), European Journal of Taxonomy 954 (1), pp. 1-197 : 101-102

Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781)

Fig. 16

Eriphia gonagra – Holthuis 1959a: 210,? Suriname (doubtful) [with this remark for Carpilius corallinus , Actaea setigera and Eriphia gonagra : “occurrence in Suriname of the above three species of Xanthidae is highly dubious. The Hamburg Museum possesses a male of Carpilius corallinus , and two males and an ovigerous female of Eriphia gonagra labeled ‘Surinam’. Dr. A. Panning of the Hamburg Museum was so kind to inform me that the correctness of the labels of these specimens … is not at all certain, the material may actually originate from Barbados. Actaea setigera was reported from Suriname by Neumann (1878: 21), but as pointed out on p. 14 of the present paper, it is more likely that Neumann’s so-called Suriname material actually is of Antillean origin. The three Xanthids mentioned here all are rather typical inhabitants of coral reef habitats and therefore could hardly be expected to live on the muddy Suriname coast”]. — Foulquié 2012: tabs 17–18, French Guiana [rocky intertidal at islet “Petit Connétable”].

Distribution/Habitat

WA; marine; 0– 3 m.

Remark

Holthuis (1959a) was reluctant to report this species (and also Actaea setigera and Carpilius corallinus ) from Suriname because of unavailable rocky places. The observation in French Guiana by Foulquié (2012), however, demonstrates that this species can be present in sGuianas, in limited rocky microhabitats ( Fig. 16 ).

Figures

Fig. 16. The crab Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781). A. Frontal view. B. Dorsal view. C–D. Aspect of its rocky biotope at the Islet “Petit Connétable”, French Guiana. Photographs by Mathieu Foulquié (2011), determination by D. Felder.