Decapoda - Brachyura - Pseudorhombilidae - Speocarcinus

Speocarcinus amazonicus Brandão, Tavares and Coelho-Filho, 2010



World Distribution
Brandão et al. (2012) - Martinique and Brazil, 23-130 m.

Martinique and Brazil (Amapá, Pará, Alagoas, Sergipe, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul

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

Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 23-130 m

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: ICA (Martinique). 23-130 m. WA.
Speocarcinus amazonicus Brandão et al., 2010: 138, Martinique [Martinique, 20-100 m, IGMAR 2, st. BI–197, 14°49.661’N– 060°59.830’W, fluid mud: 1 female paratype (MZUSP 17333)] - Brandão et al., 2012: 2, Martinique.
Comment: See under S. carolinensis.

French Guiana and surroundings areas: Guiana, Suriname, Brazil (Amapà)
Speocarcinus amazonicus Brandão, Tavares and Coelho-Filho, 2010: 138, Brazil Amapá.
Speocarcinus lobatus – Le Loeuff & Cosel, 2000: 25, annex 1, French Guiana. Probably not Speocarcinus lobatus Guinot, 1969 which is distributed only "Off Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas and the Gulf coast of Florida, between 6 and 65 m" (Brandão et al., 2012); perhaps S. amazonicus instead.
Distribution/Habitat – WA; Marine; 23–130 m.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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