Alpheus puapeba Christoffersen, 1979

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Alpheus puapeba Christoffersen, 1979

Alpheus puapeba Christoffersen, 1979: 328 , figs 16–18.

Material examined. Brazil, São Paulo: 1 ♀, CCDB 3821 , Ubatuba, off shore (35 m), coll. D. Rosa, 5–14.ix.2011 ; 1 ♀ ov, CCDB 6303 , Ubatuba, Ilha Vitória , coll. A. Castilho et al., x.2015 ; 1 ♂, CCDB 6304 , Santos, Laje de Santos , coll. A. Castilho et al., x.2015 .

Distribution. Western Atlantic—Brazil (Espírito Santo to Rio Grande do Sul) to Argentina (Buenos Aires) ( Christoffersen 1998).

Previous records. Several stations sampled by the R/V Wladimir Besnard from 23°24’S to 23°46’S (Ubatuba) ( Christoffersen 1979); no new material provided ( Christoffersen 1982; 1998).

Remarks. Alpheus puapeba has been previously collected from depths of 45–175 m ( Christoffersen 1979). The specimens reported here were obtained from depths of 12–28 m, extending the bathymetric range of the species. GenBank accession number: CCDB 3821—16S ( KU312977 ).

Alpheus thomasi Hendrix & Gore, 1973: 415 , figs 1–3.