A new species of the hippolytid genus Lebbeus White, 1847, L. rubrodentatus sp. nov., is described and illustrated. Its colour pattern in life is diagnostic. The single specimen was sorted from a benthic trawl sample obtained in 360–396 m in the Timor Sea. A key to the five carinate species of the large genus Lebbeus is provided.
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