Decapoda - Brachyura - Symethidae - Symethis

Symethis variolosa (Fabricius, 1793)

3 Illustration(s)

World Distribution
Felder et al. (2009) - Western Atlantic - 18-137 m. NCar–GMx, Carib–Brazil. - Guadeloupe

(Tavares & Mendonça 2022, Zootaxa) - North Carolina, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and Brazil (Pernambuco, Davis Bank in the Vitória–Trindade Seamount Chain, and Trindade Island) (Melo 1996; Serejo et al. 2006; Felder et al. 2009; Tavares et al. 2017). North Carolina, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, Venezuela and Brazil (Amapá to São Paulo, including Fernando de Noronha) (Coelho & Ramos 1972; Melo 1996; Felder et al. 2009). This is the first record of S. variolosa from Martin Vaz, the Abrolhos Bank and the Vitória–Trindade Seamount Chain (Montague and Davis banks).

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Soft bottom (mud or sand)

Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 18-137 m

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: ICA (Guadeloupe). 18-137 m. WA.
Symethis variolosa - Guadeloupe - Karubenthos 2012, det. J. Poupin, Besse 2013, 2 spp., st. GD51, 15 m, JL1313 (photo), MNHN-IU-2013-4541, 5906.

French Guiana and surroundings areas: Guiana, Suriname, Brazil (Amapà)
Symethis variolosa – Coelho, 1969, table 1: Brazil North of Pará near Amapá [Fos do Rio Tocantins]. — Fausto Filho & Sampaio Neto, 1976: 68, Brazil Amapá. — Barreto et al., 1993: tab. 1, Brazil Amapá. — Melo, 1996: 117, Brazil Amapá. — Melo et al., 1998: 444, Brazil Amapá. — Coelho et al., 2008: 8, Brazil Amapá [From Fausto Filho & Sampaio Neto (1976)]. — Corbari et al., 2015: 165–167, unnumbered tab., French Guiana [Guyane 2014 Expedition, MNHN-IU-2013-2684, st. CP4402, 8/08/2014, 95–97 m, at http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/iu/2013-2684]. — Tavares & Mendonça 2022: 22, Brazil Amapá [Distribution].
Distribution/Habitat – WA; Marine; 18–137 m.

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