Diversity and distribution of Chirostyloidea and Galatheoidea (Decapoda, Anomura) in the Southern Gulf of Mexico Author Vazquez-Bader, Ana Rosa Author Gracia, Adolfo text ZooKeys 2016 612 1 30 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.612.9492 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.612.9492 1313-2970-612-1 820091DF90D841858624600B274F9AE9 Taxon classification Animalia Decapoda Chirostylidae Uroptychus spiniger Benedict, 1902 Material examined. COBERPES 2011, stn. B9, 1 ovigerous female; COBERPES 4 stn. B10, 1 ovigerous female. Remarks. The only two ovigerous females (CL 10.3-11.9 mm) were reported off Laguna Madre, Tamaulipas; and off Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo, in a 990-1040 m depth range. These findings represent the first record in the Gulf of Mexico (WNW and ESE). Also the lower bathymetric limit was extended 332 m from the previous 708 m reported by Baba et al. (2008) in the Caribbean.