Gnathophyllum circellum Manning, 1963

Gnathophyllum circellum — Humann et al. 2013: 118 (Bonaire).

Material examined. Curaçao: RMNH. CRUS.D.26514: 2 males pocl.6.1 and 6.5 mm; fishery port near Waterfabriek, Willemstad, 30.i.1968, depth 1 m, collected by T. v.d. Rijd.

Ecology. Free-living, found in rock ledges, reefs and coral heads (Manning 1963).

Distribution. Known from scattered shallow water localities in the Caribbean southwards to Brazil: Florida, Bahamas (Manning 1963); Martinique (Poupin 2018); Trindade Island, Brazil (Tavares et al. 2017), and Bonaire (Humann et al. 2013). Known to occur in depths between 1 and 18 m. Now recorded for the first time from Curaçao.