Nota sôbre Scyllarides brasiliensis Rathbun e sua ocorrência no litoral do estado de São Paulo

Abstract

Trata o presente trabalho da ocorrência de Scyllarides brasiliensis Rathbun, no litoral do Estado de São Paulo. O autor examinou 5 exemplares (2e 3 ) provenientes de Ubatuba e 8 exemplares (4 e 4 ) oriundos da Ilha Vitória, situada no litoral norte do Estado de São Paulo, nas proximidades da Ilha de São Sebastião. A maioria dos especialistas que se ocupam do grupo parece não ter tomado em consideração o trabalho de Gill (1898), que subidividiu o gênero Scyllarus em dois: Scyllarus e Scyllarides, colocando, quase sempre, no primeiro gênero, espécies que devem figurar no segundo. Quase a totalidade dos indivíduos da família Scyllaridae que frequenta a costa brasileira, faz parte do gênero Scyllarides. Estabelecendo confronto entre as medidas dos exemplares do litoral bandeirante e os obtidos por Verrill e Rathbun, o autor passa em rápida revista os seus hábitos; referindo-se ao valor econômico por eles representado.

On the type material of Scyllarides deceptor Holthuis, 1963 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Scyllaridae)

“…1)." The evidence that the female depicted by Ramos and the female MZUSP 4803 are the same is as follows: (i) both the female figured by Ramos (1951: pl. 1-2) and the female MZUSP 4803 were caught by the fishing boat "Dois Irmãos" at Ilha Vitória, northern coast of São Paulo, and donated to Ramos by Kossako Kikuchi (Ramos, 1951: 126-127).…”

“…Parts of the collections assembled by Ramos were later transferred from the IOUSP to the MZUSP. Among the transferred collections were 3 males and 3 females of S. deceptor Holthuis, 1963 (labeled as S. brasiliensis), including the female MZUSP 4803 depicted by Ramos (1951: pl. 1-2) and mentioned by Holthuis (1963: 57): "This species [Scyllarides deceptor new species] was described and figured by Andrade Ramos (1951, p. 125, pl.…”

“…1-2) and the female MZUSP 4803 were caught by the fishing boat "Dois Irmãos" at Ilha Vitória, northern coast of São Paulo, and donated to Ramos by Kossako Kikuchi (Ramos, 1951: 126-127). Ramos (1951) did not mention the date of collection of his material. According to the labels in the jars, all six specimens from Ilha Vitória were collected on April 16, 1951; (ii) fluke characteristics in the form of the left exopod and both endopods of the uropods outline in the female depicted by Ramos (1951: pl.…”

“…Later on, one male of S. deceptor was recorded from Argentina by Balech (1962), who likewise attributed the Argentinean specimen to S. brasiliensis. Ramos (1951) obtained from Kossako Kikuchi 13 specimens from the north coast of São Paulo, Brazil, trawled by the fishing boat 'Dois Irmãos'. They are as follows: 2 males and 3 females from Ubatuba, and 4 males and 4 females from nearby Ilha Vitória, north of Ilha de São Sebastião.…”

“…They are as follows: 2 males and 3 females from Ubatuba, and 4 males and 4 females from nearby Ilha Vitória, north of Ilha de São Sebastião. A comparison of an extensive material from São Paulo, including specimens seen by Ramos (1951) with the type material of S. brasiliensis Rathbun, 1906, from northeastern Brazil (Bahia) led Holthuis (1963: 57) to consider the southeastern Brazilian specimens as a new species, S. deceptor Holthuis, 1963. Holthuis (1963 only listed the holotype from Ubatuba (female RMNH D. 15451, cl 86 mm), but left it clear that his new species was based on several individuals, including specimens seen and figured by Ramos (1951: 127, pl.…”