A new species of the family Leucothoidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from the Mediterranean Sea, Paranamixis fishelsoni sp. nov. Author Kaim-Malka, R. A. text Zootaxa 2024 2024-06-06 5463 3 441 450 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5463.3.9 journal article 298414 10.11646/zootaxa.5463.3.9 e4390e01-4a3b-4b6d-a540-beb9d1bfa1d0 1175-5326 11611840 E65BE4A0-2702-4B73-9537-F3A13EB99A52 Paranamixis fishelsoni sp. nov. Figures 1–3 Type material. Male anamorph, HOLOTYPE : One male anamorph. Length: 3.13 mm . Station AM 02 (Acre), 24 June 1976 , between Laurencia algae on Rocky substrate. The specimen is deposited in the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona MSNVRCr480. slides 7830. Female and male leucomorph, one individual: length 1.39 mm ; three individuals: length between 1 and 2 mm . Station AM 02 (Acre), 24 June 1976 between Laurencia algae on Rocky substrate. The material is deposited in the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona MSNVRCr480, and slides 7831 . Ethymology. This species is dedicated to the Professor Lev Fishelson ( Tel Aviv University) who kindly provided the author with the specimens, and the informations about the sampling area. Diagnosis. (anamorph males) Gnathopod 1 absent; Coxa 2 oval; Gnathopod 2 propodus regularly ovoid, palm with one distal triangular protrusion; Posterior margin of epimeral plate 3 straight.