Nephropsis aculeata S.I. Smith, 1881

Mantelatto, Fernando L. & Al, Et, 2022, Checklist of decapod crustaceans from the coast of the São Paulo state (Brazil) supported by integrative molecular and morphological data: V. Dendrobranchiata and Pleocyemata [Achelata, Astacidea, Axiidea, Caridea (Alpheoidea and Processoidea excluded), Gebiidea, Stenopodidea], Zootaxa 5121 (1), pp. 1-74 : 27

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).