Stenopus hispidus (Olivier, 1811)

Giraldes, Bruno Welter & Freire, Andrea Santarosa, 2015, Extending the southern range of four shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Stenopodidae, Hippolytidae and Alpheidae) in southwestern Atlantic (27 S) and confirming the presence of Mediterranean Stenopus spinosus Risso, 1827 in Brazil, Zootaxa 3972 (3), pp. 419-431 : 421

Stenopus hispidus (Olivier, 1811)

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References. Kruczynski & Jenner 1969; Williams 1984:48; Coelho & Ramos-Porto 1998; Gregati et al. 2006; Goy 2010.

Material examined. 1 ovigerous Female, (TL: 61mm) 0 6 Apr. 2014, south edge of Deserta Island, 10m, 27°16'19.3'' S, 48°19'86.0'' W, between rocks, in a cavity with difficult access ( LCP /ECZ/ UFSC-082).

Material observed. 1 individual, 25 Mar. 2014, north edge of Deserta Island–SC, 12m, 27°16'62.6''S 48°19'91.5''W, between large rocks in a cavity with difficult access; 2 individuals (1 couple), 0 6 Apr. 2014, south edge of Deserta Island–SC, 11m, 27°16'19.3''S 48°19'86.0''W, between rocks in a cavity with difficult access, one of these specimens was captured for a posteriori study under the microscope.

Distribution. Circumtropical species. Occur in the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea and South Africa to the Hawaiian and Tuamotu Islands. In the Western Atlantic, it is found from Bermuda and North Carolina coast, Gulf of Mexico and South Florida, to the North coast of South America. In Brazil, this species has been recorded from Ceará (03o S) to São Paulo (23o S) states and in the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago (13o S).

Remark. The present record extends the species range around 500 km towards the south (27o S) in the western Atlantic.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Stenopus hispidus (Olivier, 1811). (A) Frontal view of a live animal with natural posture and colour pattern; (B) superior view, alive animal with natural posture and colour pattern; (C) lateral view, alive animal, details of rostrum, antenular peduncle, subdivided fifth pereiopod and colour of pereiopods and eggs; (D) lateral view, details of rostrum, antenular peduncle and scale; (E) antennal scale with rows of spines on dorsal surface; (F) subdivided carpi and propodi of fourth pereopod; (G) abdomen with spines highlighting the third and fourth pleonal somite. Scale bars: a – g 1 cm.