Enoplometopidae

Poupin, Joseph, Corbari, Laure, Pérez, Thierry & Chevaldonné, Pierre, 2012, Deep-water decapod crustaceans studied with a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia (Crustacea: Decapoda), Zootaxa 3550, pp. 43-60 : 49

Family Enoplometopidae de Saint Laurent, 1988

Enoplometopus crosnieri Chan & Yu, 1998 . Stn 8, Tahuata, 50–60 m, in hole; stn 16, Fatu Hiva, 204 m ( Fig. 4 a). R/ V Marara, Fatu Hiva , trap, 84– 120 m.

Remarks. Enoplometopus crosnieri was photographed at 50–60 m and 204 m which extends significantly its previous depth range of 84–120 m ( Chan & Ng 2008).

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FIGURE 4. Lobsters photographed with ROV Super Achille: a) Enoplometopus crosnieri Chan & Yu, 1998, stn 16, Fatu Hiva, 204 m; b) Palinustus unicornutus Berry, 1979, stn 37, Eiao, 242 m; c – d) Puerulus sp. Chan et al. (in press), stn 36, Eiao, 227 m.