Species Gonodactylus smithii Pocock, 1893
- Gonodactylus smithii Pocock, R.I. 1893. Report upon the Stomatopod crustaceans obtained by P.W. Basset-Smith Esq., surgeon R.N. during the cruise, in the Australia and China Sea, of H.M.S. "Penguin", commander W.V. Moore. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6: 473-479 pl. 20B [475 pl. 20B fig. 1].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1892.4.18.231–232 1♂ 1♀, Arafura Sea. - Gonodactylus chiragra anancyrus Borradaile, L.A. 1900. On the Stomatopoda and Macrura brought by Dr. Willey from the South seas. pp. 395-428 in Willey, A. (ed.). On the Stomatopoda and Macrura brought by Dr Willey from the South Seas. Pt 4. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. [395, 397, 401].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown (probably UMZC), Talili Bay, New Britain, and Lifu, Loyalty Islands. - Gonodactylus arabica Ghosh, H.C. 1990. Crustacea: Stomatopoda. Fauna of Lakshadweep. State Fauna Series 2: 199-212 [201, 205 figs 2, 3e].
Type data:
Holotype ZSI C4142/2 ♀, Kavaratti, Lakshadweep, western Indian Ocean. - Gonodactylus minikoiensis Ghosh, H.C. 1990. Crustacea: Stomatopoda. Fauna of Lakshadweep. State Fauna Series 2: 199-212 [201, 202 fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype ZSI C4141/2 ♀, Minikoy, Lakshadweep, western Indian Ocean.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Cappola, V. & Manning, R.B. 1995. Crustacea Stomatopoda. Research on the coast of Somalia. Tropical Zoology 7(2): 271-291
- Manning, R.B. 1995. Stomatopod Crustacea of Vietnam: The Legacy of Raoul Serène. Crustacean Research Spec. No. 4: ii-ix 1-339 [76] (for Gonodactylus chiragra anancyrus)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Okinawa and New Caledonia to Vietnam and Australia and westward to the western Indian Ocean, including Persian Gulf.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, intertidal, predator, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Amongst dead coral rubble and live coral, to 80 m depth.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2012 | 30-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |