Stenopus spinosus Risso, 1827 in [Risso, 1826–1827]

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Stenopus spinosus Risso, 1827: 66, pl. 3, fig. 8.

Material examined. Brazil, São Paulo: 1 ♂, CCDB 1525, Ubatuba, colls. F. Mantelatto & R. Biagi, 1.iii.2001; 1 ♂, CCDB 5780, R/V Soloncy Moura Expedition, st. 8, 89 m, colls. F. Zara et al., 18.vii.2015 .

Distribution. Western Atlantic— USA (Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana), and Brazil (São Paulo, Santa Catarina). Eastern Atlantic— Portugal (Azores Island), Mediterranean Sea — Spain (Canary Islands), France, Monaco, Italy, Croatia, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Israel, and Algeria), Cape Verde, Cameroon, and Congo (Risso 1827; Carus 1885; Karlovac 1953; Figueira 1959; Neves 1969; Carpini 1970; Crosnier 1971; Relini-Orsi & Relini 1972; Lewinsohn & Holthuis 1978; Iliffe et al. 1984; Massuti 1985; Seridji 1990; Paula et al. 1992; Vaso & Gjiknuri 1993; Kocataş & Kataðan 2003; McLaughlin et al. 2005; Thessalou-Legaki 2007; Felder et al. 2009; Giraldes & Freire 2015; Wirts 2019).

Remarks. Previous records from the coast of São Paulo include Ubatuba (Mantelatto et al. 2018). The present study confirms, with detailed information, the presence of this species in São Paulo and extends the northern limit of the species in the western Atlantic superficially mentioned by Mantelatto et al. (2018). Sequence accession number (GenBank): CCDB 1525—16S (MF490145), COI (MF490042) (Mantelatto et al. 2018).