Clibanarius sclopetarius (Herbst, 1796)

Mariño, Joany, Mendoza, María Daniela & López-Sánchez, Beatriz, 2018, Composition and abundance of decapod crustaceans in mixed seagrass meadows in the Paraguaná Peninsula, Venezuela, Iheringia, Série Zoologia (e 2018004) 108, pp. 1-10 : 9-10

Clibanarius sclopetarius (Herbst, 1796)

Diagnosis. Dactyls of walking legs –second and third– of similar length or slightly longer than propodus, never shorter. Dactyls and propodus of the second and third pereiopods with dark (olive green to brown color) stripe laterally, bordered on each side by light stripe of equal thickness (PIÑANGO, 1988; RODRÍGUEZ, 1980).

Material examined. CCDGR.– ♂.

Measurements. SL: 5.00 mm.

Habitat. Sandy bottoms (RODRÍGUEZ, 1980). Now on seagrass beds.

General distribution. Western Atlantic. From Florida to Santa Catarina, Brazil; including the Antilles, Venezuela and Guyana (RODRÍGUEZ, 1980; MELO, 1999).

Distribution in Venezuela. Zapara Island, and Tacarigua Lagoon National Park (RODRÍGUEZ, 1980). Now in Paraguaná Peninsula, FalcÓn state.