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Confirmed Occurrence and Morphological Documentation of Stenopus spinosus (Risso, 1827), from Tenerife, Canary Islands
Confirmed Occurrence and Morphological Documentation of Stenopus spinosus (Risso, 1827), from Tenerife, Canary Islands
Description
Figure C–1.
Dorsal view of Stenopus spinosus Risso, 1827 (Decapoda: Stenopodidea: Stenopodidae), adult specimen (Specimen ID:
IMS-SSP-001) collected from Granadilla, Tenerife, Canary Islands (28°05′07″N, 16°29′23″W). The individual was
encountered at a depth of 6 meters in a rocky overhead marine environment during a night dive at approximately 01:00
local time on 6 August 2025. Photographed under standardized laboratory conditions.
Morphometric measurements:
carapace length (CL) = 16.4 mm;
rostrum length (RL) = 11.1 mm;
right chela length = 36.7 mm;
right cheliped length = 94.3 mm.
Scale bar = 10 mm.
Associated iNaturalist record: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/304303255
Author Bommerer, Michael ·  PNG file - 9.14 MB - 7 016 x 4 961 pixels added on 2025-08-1793 viewsERMS taxaDigital photo, entire species Stenopus spinosus Risso, 1827checked De Grave, Sammy 2025-10-17
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