Dendronotus cf. venustus MacFarland, 1966

Habitat.

Benthic.

Depth.

5-20 m (Korshunova et al. 2020).

Type material.

Not available.

Distribution.

From Alaska (Stout et al. 2010) to Coliumo Bay (Chile, 36°32'S) ( Schrödl 2003).

Sampling/reporting sites.

in Peru, it was reported in Pucusana (12°25'S) as Dendronotus cf. venustus (Uribe et al. 2013). It was also reported in Alaska (Stout et al. 2010), United States (Morro Bay and Crescent City, California) (MacFarland 1966), and Chile (Coliumo Bay, 36°32'S) ( Schrödl 2003).

Remarks.

Paredes et al. (1999) listed this species as Dendronotus frondosus (Ascanius, 1774), a North Atlantic species (Ekimova et al. 2015), based on personal communication with Sandra Millen. Dendronotus frondosus was confirmed to have morphological and molecular differences with Dendronotus venustus (Stout et al. 2010; Ekimova et al. 2015) that is exclusive to the Pacific.

Family Dotidae Gray, 1853