Solenocera necopina Burkenroad, 1939

Solenocera necopina Burkenroad, 1939: 7, Figs. 1–4; Pérez Farfante & Bullis 1973: 14, Figs. 7–10, 18, 19.

Material examined. 1 female, 21 miles off N Blanquilla Island, 11°54’00”N 64°17’00”W, Fridtjof Nansen R / V st 477, 135– 160 m depth, 2.vi.1988, (MMM-Crus-0260) ; 9 males, 3 females, 9 miles off N Chuspa, Miranda, 10°45’00”N 66°19’12”W, Fridtjof Nansen R / V st 510, 182– 184 m depth, 6.vi.1988, (MMM-Crus-439) .

Geographic & bathymetric distribution. Western Atlantic: from USA (North Carolina to Uruguay; 90–550 m (Pérez Farfante & Kensley 1997; Felder et al. 2009).

Remarks. Previous records for Venezuela:off E San Juan de los Cayos, Falcón; off NE Los Testigos Archipelago; NE Chuspa, Miranda (W Cabo Codera) (Pérez Farfante & Bullis 1973).