Chaceon macphersoni (Manning & Holthuis, 1988)
Pink geryon
Caranguejo de Profundidade,  Pink geryon,  Deep-sea red crab,  Red crab
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Family:  Geryonidae (deepsea crabs)
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 102 - 1025 m
Distribution:  Western Indian Ocean and Southeast Atlantic: off Mozambique, southern Madagascar and eastern South Africa, extending up to Cape Columbine in the Atlantic.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 104443. Deep-water crab occurring at depths of 200 to 1025 m (Ref. 101895).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  C: Ref. 101895.

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