The record of the pebble-shore crab Cyclograpsus pumilio Hangai & Fukui, 2009 (Brachyura, Varunidae) from the coasts of the Noto Peninsula and Kyushu, Japan

Abstract

The pebble-shore crab Cyclograpsus pumilio Hangai & Fukui, 2009 (Varunidae) was recorded newly from the Noto Peninsula, western and southern Kyushu and Tanega-shima Is., extending the distribution of this species northerly on the coast of the Sea of Japan and southerly on the Pacific coast. The recorded sites were the high tide level of the pebble shore, with stranded seaweeds, which is similar to the previous report on the habitat condition.