Metanephrops rubellus (Moreira, 1903)

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Nephrops rubellus Moreira, 1903: 7 .

Material examined. Brazil, São Paulo: 3 ♂, 4 ♀, CCDB 1757, Santos, offshore, coll. F. Mantelatto, 1.ix.1998; 1 ♂, 3 ♀, CCDB 2690, Cananéia, colls. F. Mantelatto et al., 10.vii.2009 ; 5 ♂, 5 ♀, CCDB 479, Cananéia, colls. F. Mantelatto et al., 10.vii.2011 ; 4 ♂, 1 ♀, CCDB 5819, R / V Soloncy Moura Expedition, st. 5, 130 m, colls. F. Zara et al., 18.viii.2015 ; 3 ♂, 4 ♀ (3 ♀ ov), CCDB 5810, R / V Soloncy Moura Expedition, st. 12, 104 m, colls. F. Zara et al., 19.viii.2015 ; 1 ♀, CCDB 5787, R / V Soloncy Moura Expedition, st. 13, 113 m, colls. F. Zara et al., 19.viii.2015 ; 9 ♀ ov, CCDB 5788, R / V Soloncy Moura Expedition, st. 13, 113 m, colls. F. Zara et al., 19.viii.2015 ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀ ov, CCDB 5796, R / V Soloncy Moura Expedition, st. 14, 79 m, colls. F. Zara et al., 19.viii.2015 .

Distribution. Western Atlantic— Brazil (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul), Uruguay, and Argentina (Moreira 1906; Coelho & Ramos 1972; Holthuis 1974, 1991; Tavares 1998; Melo 1999).

Remarks. Previous records from the coast of São Paulo include Ilhabela (Ilha de São Sebastião), Guarujá, and Santos (Moreira 1906; Holthuis 1974; Severino-Rodrigues et al. 2007). This species is particularly important in commercial fishing, with greater fishing effort along the southeast and south of Brazilian coast (Williams 1986; Dall’Occo et al. 2007; Santana et al. 2016). Sequences accession number (GenBank): CCDB 479—16S (MF490164), COI (OM672400) (Mantelatto et al. 2018; present study).