Scyllarus depressus ( Smith, 1881 )

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 : 26

Scyllarus depressus ( Smith, 1881)

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Arctus depressus Smith, 1881: 429 .

Material examined. Brazil, São Paulo: 2 ♀, CCDB 3625 , Ubatuba , offshore, coll. D. Rosa, 05.ix.2011 ; 1 ♂, CCDB 4168 , Ubatuba , offshore, coll. D. Rosa, 15.xi.2011 ; 1 ♂, CCDB 4172 , Ubatuba , offshore, coll. D. Rosa, 15.xi.2011 ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, CCDB 5775 , R / V Soloncy Moura Expedition , st. 8, 89 m, colls. F. Zara et al., 18.viii.2015 .

Distribution. Western Atlantic— USA (Massachussets to Florida), Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil (Amapá, Pará, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul) ( Coelho & Ramos 1972; Williams 1984; Abele & Kim 1986; Coelho & RamosPorto 1998; Melo 1999; Coelho et al. 2007; Dall’Occo et al. 2007; Serejo et al. 2007; Dall’Occo 2010; Puciarelli & Rego 2016).

Remarks. Previous records from the coast of São Paulo include Ubatuba, Caraguatatuba, Ilha Vitória, Santos, and Guarujá ( Severino-Rodrigues et al. 2007; Dall’Occo 2010). According to Yang et al. (2012) the genus Scyllarus Fabricius, 1775 is paraphyletic. This species is not specially fished for economic interest ( Holthuis 1991). This is very abundant in São Paulo coast and it is captured as bycatch of pink shrimp ( Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis and F. paulensis ) ( Keunecke et al. 2007). Sequences accession number (GenBank): CCDB 4172—16S ( MF490149 ), COI ( MF490046 ) ( Mantelatto et al. 2018).

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FIGURE 5. Families Scyllaridae and Nephropidae. A) Scyllarides deceptor Holthuis, 1963 (CCDB 5280). B) Scyllarus depressus (Smith, 1881) (CCDB 5775). C) Metanephrops rubellus (Moreira, 1903) (CCDB 5796). Animals from Brazil, São Paulo, Ubatuba (A), R/V Soloncy Moura Expedition, st. 8 (B), st. 14 (C). Sex: male (A, C), female (B). Scale bars (mm):A—23; B—18; C—40. Photographs by R.C. Buranelli.