Scyllarides brasiliensis Rathbun, 1906

Mantelatto, Fernando L. & Al, Et, 2022, Checklist of decapod crustaceans from the coast of the São Paulo state (Brazil) supported by integrative molecular and morphological data: V. Dendrobranchiata and Pleocyemata [Achelata, Astacidea, Axiidea, Caridea (Alpheoidea and Processoidea excluded), Gebiidea, Stenopodidea], Zootaxa 5121 (1), pp. 1-74 : 25

Scyllarides brasiliensis Rathbun, 1906

Scyllarides brasiliensis Rathbun, 1906a: 113 .

Material examined. None.

Distribution. Western Atlantic—Antilles and Brazil (Pará, Maranhão, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia, Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Santa Catarina) ( Fausto Filho et al. 1966; Coelho & Ramos 1972; Williams 1986; Holthuis 1991; Coelho & Ramos-Porto 1994 -1995, 1998; Melo 1999; Santos & Freitas 2002; Coelho et al. 2007; Dall’Occo et al. 2007; Serejo et al. 2007; Dall’Occo 2010; Duarte et al. 2010; Rodríguez-Rey et al. 2014; Cintra et al. 2021).

Remarks. Previous records from the coast of São Paulo include Santos and Guarujá ( Severino-Rodrigues et al. 2007; Duarte et al. 2010). In Brazil, there is no established fishery for any of the Scyllarides Gill, 1898 Western Central Atlantic species, which are fished locally or caught incidentally as bycatch during spiny lobster fisheries and may be sold in local markets ( Duarte et al. 2010). Nevertheless, S. brasiliensis is becoming one of the most commercially important species in South America, especially in the north-east region ( Santos & Freitas 2002; Rodríguez-Rey et al. 2014). The genetic homogeneity among the populations of S. brasiliensis along the 2700 km from Ceará to Espírito Santo coasts could be explained based on traits that favor dispersion, such as high fecundity and long planktonic phases associated with ocean currents ( Rodríguez-Rey et al. 2014). Knowledge about this species is scarce, information about its biology and fishery is still lacking. Furthermore, this species has no economic importance despite being caught in association with other lobsters ( Fausto Filho et al. 1966; Holthuis 1991; Melo 1999; Santos & Freitas 2002). The occurrence of S. brasiliensis and the distribution limits along the Brazilian coast proposed by Melo (1999, Fig. 301, p. 448) suggest that this species is more prevalent to the north of São Paulo, in the 23°30′S 43°00′W to 24°19′S 45°09′W, and in 45–130 m depths ( Duarte et al. 2010; Cintra et al. 2021) and it is more frequent and abundant in the northeast region ( Santos & Freitas 2002).