Decapoda - Caridea - Crangonidae - Philocheras

Philocheras gorei ? (Dardeau, 1980)

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World Distribution
Felder et al. (2009) - 9-182 m. Ga–E Fla, SW Fla–S Tx

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

Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 9-182 m

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: Georgia to eastern Florida, southwestern Florida Strait to Texas. ?Lesser Antilles, ICA (Guadeloupe). 9-182 m. WA.
Philocheras ?gorei - Guadeloupe (first record for Lesser Antilles), Karubenthos II 2015, field det. J. Poupin [Based on Dardeau & Heard (1983); check characters with specimen and Dardeau & Heard (1983); extension range to Lesser Antilles, if confirmed], st. DW4578, 17 June 2015, 16°20.62'N, 60°54.12'W, 250-119 m, MNHN-IU-2013-18978.
Comment: this tentative determination is proposed following Dardeau & Heard (1983). It must be confirmed with the specimen and would be the first record of this species in Lesser Antilles.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

This species in Worms Database