New records of the family Crangonidae (Decapoda: Caridea) from Southwestern Atlantic Author Alves-Júnior, Flavio De Almeida Author Viana, Girlene Fábia Segundo Author Araújo, Marina De Sá Leitão Câmara De Author Souza-Filho, Jesser F. text Zootaxa 2018 2018-01-03 4369 1 journal volume 31086 10.11646/zootaxa.4369.1.2 0b6d9f3a-65b5-4a31-bb30-19ab45995195 1175-5326 1135530 08BC1460-81F4-42D1-8F89-B9D7FD09A521 Philocheras gorei ( Dardeau, 1980 ) ( Fig. 5A–E ) Pontophilus gorei Dardeau, 1980 : 563 , fig. 1–4.— Dardeau & Heard 1983 :19 , fig. 2d, g;— Williams 1984 : 161 , fig. 114. Philocheras gorei — Chace, 1984 : 39 .— Christoffersen 1988 : 53 .— Nizinski 2003 :112 . Material examined . 1 female (TL: 21 mm ), ExpeditiOn PAVASAS I (State Of MaranhÃO—Brazil), #dredge 0 5, 45 m , 02°15’30” S, 40°29’18'' W, 20 July 1987 , MOUFPE: 9.569. Diagnosis . See Dardeu (1980) and Williams (1984) . Geographical distribution . Western Atlantic: Central GeOrgia; United States (Central Eastern FlOrida), Gulf Of MexicO (SOuthwestern FlOrida, Cape San Bias and Padre Island, Texas) and Brazil: ( Maranhão and RiO de JaneirO), Uruguay ( Fig. 6 ) ( Dardeau & Heard 1983 ; Williams 1984 ; ChristOffersen 1988 ; Nizinski 2003 ). Bathymetric distribution . Occurring between 9–194 m ( Dardeau & Heard 1983 ; Williams 1984 ; ChristOffersen 1988 ; KOmai 2008 ; Felder et al . 2009 ). Remarks . The specimen herein examined fits well with the descriptiOn given by Dardeau (1980) , Dardeau & Heard (1983) , Williams (1984) and ChristOffersen (1988) , which presents rOstrum shOrt, extending slightly beyOnd cOrnea ( Fig. 1 A, B ); carapace lacking dOrsOlateral suture ( Fig. 1 A, B ); carapace with strOng dOrsOmedial spine behind rOstrum ( Fig. 1 A, B ); merus Of first pereOpOd with strOng spine midway On flexOr margin ( Fig. 1 C ) and telsOn with twO pair Of dOrsOlareral spines ( Fig. 1 E ). The species Of P. gorei inhabits channels within gravel and muddy substrates alOng the cOntinental shelf. The first repOrt frOm Brazilian waters frOm state Of RiO de JaneirO was made by ChristOffersen (1988) , thus this is the secOnd repOrt Of P. gorei frOm Brazilian waters.