Nephropsis rosea Spence Bate, 1888

Nephropsis rosea Spence Bate, 1888: 178 .

Material examined. None.

Distribution. Western Atlantic— Bermuda to French Guiana, including Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and Brazil (Amapá, Pará, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina) (Verril 1922; Holthuis 1974; Guéguen 2000; Tavares & Young 2002; Coelho et al. 2007; Dall’Occo et al. 2007; Serejo et al. 2007; Silva et al. 2007, 2013, 2020; Santana et al. 2016).

Remarks. Previous records from the coast of São Paulo include São Sebastião (Holthuis 1991; Dall’Occo et al. 2007 —REVIZEE, st. 1129, São Sebastião, 24°55′S 44°33′W, 605–621 m, 19.iv.2002, 2 males, MZUSP 15252). Nephropsis rosea is found at great depths from 420 to 1,260 m in mud or fine sand substrate, and it is not fished in Brazil, and considered rare (Silva et al. 2 007; Santana et al. 2016). We suggest that the absence of N. rosae, N. agassizii and N. aculeata in the material sampled herein is due to their restriction to waters deeper than 40 m, where we did not concentrate our sampling efforts. Even though we sampled at depths of up to 130 m, it was not enough to capture them.