Sympagurus pictus Smith, 1883

Sympagurus pictus Smith, 1883: 37 (in part), pl. 5, figs 3, 3a, 5–8, not figs 2, 2a (= Parapagurus pilosimanus Smith, 1879 (see Lemaitre, 1989, 2004) [type locality by lectotype selection by Lemaitre (1989): off Martha’s Vineyard, USFC sta 924, 39°57.30’N, 70°46’W].

Sympagurus pictus .— Lemaitre, 1989: 38, figs. 15–17, 18B, 19, 39C, D, 40D.—Lemaitre, 2004: 122, figs. 1g 1,2, 2, 24, 34.— McLaughlin et al., 2010: 40.

New material. Southwestern Atlantic. Brazil: Rio Grande do Norte, sta MT 64, 04°36.2400’S, 36°45.7395’W, 415 m, 12 May 2011: 1 ov female 10.3 mm (in anthozoan) (MZUSP 25791).

Diagnosis. See Lemaitre (1989, 2004).

Distribution. Western Atlantic: from Martha’s Vineyard to the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea to off Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Depth: 180 to 2322 m.

Color. See Lemaitre (2004).

Remarks. This species, the adults of which typically live symbiotically with the large actinian Sagartia consors (Verrill), has not been previously recorded south of the coast of French Guiana. Thus, this report extends significantly the southernmost range of this species from about 7°06’N to 4°36’S off the coast of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.