Nephropsis aculeata S.I. Smith, 1881

Nephropsis aculeata Smith, 1881: 431 .

Material examined. None.

Distribution. Western Atlantic— Bermuda, USA (New Jersey to Florida), Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas, Antilles, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil (Amapá, Pará, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina) (Bouvier 1925; Roe 1966; Holthuis 1974, 1991; Lemaitre 1984; Abele & Kim 1986; Melo 1999; Guéguen 2000; Tavares & Young 2002; Coelho et al. 2007; Dall´Occo et al. 2007; Serejo et al. 2007; Silva et al. 2013, 2020).

Remarks. Previous records from the coast of São Paulo include Guarujá and Santos as bycatch of M. rubellus fishery (Severino-Rodrigues et al. 2007). Nephropsis aculeata, N. agassizii, and N. rosea are uncommon species in Brazilian coast, with few samples collected and no frequent appearances during exploratory operations (Silva et al. 2007, 2013).