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Decapoda - Dendrobranchiata - Penaeidae - Rimapenaeus

Rimapenaeus similis (Smith, 1885)

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World Distribution
Felder et al. (2009) - 20-228 m. S Fla–GMx, Antil, Carib–Brazil

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

Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 20-228 m

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: VGI (St Thomas), Lesser Antilles, ICA (Guadeloupe, Trinidad), IOV (Margarita, Coche). 20-228 m. WA.
Trachypenaeus similis - Schmitt, 1935: 131, St Thomas, Trinidad [also Vieques].
Trachypenaeus similis similis - Vaslet et al., 2013: 245, annexe 3, Guadeloupe [from Bourgeois-Lebel 1982, not seen].
Rimapenaeus similis - Lira et al., 2017a: 36, Margarita, Coche.

French Guiana and surroundings areas: Guiana, Suriname, Brazil (Amapà)
Trachypenaeus similis – Durand, 1959: 31, French Guiana [R/V ORSOM II; det. Holthuis]. — Holthuis, 1959a: 69, Suriname, French Guiana [R/V Coquette]. — Coelho & Ramos, 1972: 140, Brazil Amapá. — Takeda, 1983: 40, Suriname, French Guiana [55–72 m]. — Ramos-Porto et al., 1987: 232, Brazil Amapá. — D'Incao,1998: 314, Brazil Amapá. — Tricart & Foubert, 2000, tab. 1, French Guiana [List].
Rimapenaeus similis – Silva et al., 2002: 25, Brazil Amapá [R/V Almirante Paulo Moreira; 3°45' N, 50°10' W, 05/10/1996, 75 m]. —Tavares, 2002b: 277, Brazil Amapá. — Coelho et al., 2006: tab. 1, Brazil Amapá. — Corbari et al., 2015: 165–167, unnumbered tab., French Guiana [R/V Hermano Gines, July–October 2014, 30–800 m]. — Cintra et al., 2017: tab. 1-6, Brazil Amapá [bycatch of shrimp fisheries, 0–4°N, 27–47 m]. — Silva et al., 2020: tab. 1, Brazil Amapá.
Distribution/Habitat – WA; Marine; 20–228 m.

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