CRUSTACEA OF THE MONTEBELLO ISLANDS

WA Museum Records and Supplements | Updated 9 years ago

Summary - Sixty-eight species of brachyuran crabs and 3 species of palinurid lobsters were collected during the Western Australian Museum expedition to the Montebello Islands. A total of 123 species of crustaceans are presently recorded from these islands, including 93 species of brachyuran crabs and 3 species of palinurid lobsters. The affinities of this fauna are strongly Indo-West Pacific. The richness of the fauna is compared with that of the nearshore Kimberley region, Scott and Seringapatam Reefs and Ashmore Reef.