Uroptychus spiniger Benedict, 1902

Vazquez-Bader, Ana Rosa & Gracia, Adolfo, 2016, Diversity and distribution of Chirostyloidea and Galatheoidea (Decapoda, Anomura) in the Southern Gulf of Mexico, ZooKeys 612, pp. 1-30 : 4

Taxon classification Animalia Decapoda Chirostylidae

Uroptychus spiniger Benedict, 1902

Material examined.

COBERPES 2011, stn. B9, 1 ovigerous female; COBERPES 4 stn. B10, 1 ovigerous female.

Remarks.

The only two ovigerous females (CL 10.3-11.9 mm) were reported off Laguna Madre, Tamaulipas; and off Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo, in a 990-1040 m depth range. These findings represent the first record in the Gulf of Mexico (WNW and ESE). Also the lower bathymetric limit was extended 332 m from the previous 708 m reported by Baba et al. (2008) in the Caribbean.