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 Parapontocaris caribbaea ( Boone, 1927 ) ( Fig. 1 A–B ) Aegeon Caribbaeus Boone, 1927 : 125 , fig. 28. Parapontocaris caribbaea — Bullis & Thompson 1965 : 8 .— Dardeau & Heard 1983 : 10 .— Chace 1984 : 30 (Key).— Chan 1996 : 319 .— Cruz et al . 2002 : 189 .— Campos et al . 2005 : 86 , figs. 49, 50.— Felder et al . 2009 : 1060 .— Cardoso 2013 : 88 , fig.2.— Vázquez-Bader & Gracia 2013 : 369 . Material examined . 1 OvigerOus female (TL: 98 mm ), POtiguar Basin, #ARMT– 65, 480 m , 04º 33' 21'' S, 036º 53' 45'' W, 0 8 December 2009 , MOUFPE: 15.178. Diagnosis . See CardOsO (2013) . Geographic distribution . Western Atlantic: Bahamas , Straits Of FlOrida , Gulf Of MexicO , Caribbean Sea, HOnduras , COlOmbia , Surinam , French Guiana and Brazil : ( Rio Grande do Norte , Bahia , EspíritO SantO , RiO de JaneirO ) ( Fig. 2 ) ( Chace 1984 , 1956 ; Dardeau & Heard 1983 ; Cruz et al . 2002 ; CampOs et al . 2005; Felder et al . 2009 ; CardOsO 2013 ; VázQuez-Bader & Gracia 2013 ). Bathymetric distribution . Occurring frOm 251 tO 885 m depth, at POtiguar Basin at 480 m ( BOOne 1927 ; Bullis & ThOmpsOn 1965 ; Chace 1984 ; 1956 ; Dardeau & Heard 1983 ; Cruz et al . 2002 ; CampOs et al . 2005; Felder et al . 2009 ; CardOsO 2013 ; VázQuez-Bader & Gracia 2013 ). Remarks . The material analyzed here fits well with all diagnOstic characters described by BOOne (1927) , Dardeau & Heard 1983 , Chan (1996) , CampOs et al . (2005) and CardOsO (2013) , which presents rOstrum shOrt and brOad nOt exceeding the eyes ( Fig. 1 B ); dOrsal surface Of carapace with carina shOwing fOur teeth ( Fig. 1 B ); secOnd abdOminal sOmite with twO pair Of lateral ridges and a dOrsal spine, fOllOwed by a dOrsal carina ( Fig. 1 B ); abdOminal sOmites 3–4 with a dOrsal carina unarmed ( Fig. 1 B ); abdOminal sOmite 5 with One pair Of ridges that cOnverge anteriOrly ( Fig. 1 B ); abdOminal sOmite 6 with One pair Of ridges fOrming dOrsally an elOngate-Oval image ( Fig. 1 B ) and telsOn with One pair Of ridges fOrming a central sulcus ( Fig. 1 B ). AccOrding tO CardOsO (2013) and VázQuez-Bader & Gracia (2013) this species inhabits muddy substrate alOng the cOntinental slOpe, but as Observed by VázQuez-Bader & Gracia (2013) , the Occurrence Of P . caribbaea in depth samples is rare as cOmpared tO Other species, as was Observed in POtiguar Basin thrOugh Only One specimen.