Godianiceps maya Fiers, 1995

Locality

Off Campeche State; 18.8394°N, 92.2777°W; 18 m depth .

Material examined

One adult male, dissected (EMUCOP-04); one adult male in alcohol (EMUCOP-05).

Remarks

The genus Godianiceps was created by Fiers (1995) for a new tetragonicipitid species, G. maya, found in samples from Nichupté lagoon (Quintana Roo, Mexico). The species has also been reported by Suárez-Morales et al. (2009) from the southwest coast of the Gulf of Mexico. So far, G. maya has been found in shallow waters up to 3 m in depth. The specimens reported here were found at a depth of 18 m. The species shows preference for sandy and well-oxygenated shallow habitats.