Hepomadus tener Smith, 1884

Rodríguez-Quintal, Bladimir & Lira, Carlos, 2025, A review of deep-sea shrimps (Decapoda: Dendrobranchiata and Caridea) with four new records for Venezuela, Zootaxa 5583 (3), pp. 401-436 : 404

Hepomadus tener Smith, 1884

Hepomadus tener Smith, 1884: 409; Gore 1985a: 123; D’Incao 1998: 1511, Figs. 1B , 3 ; Tavares & Serejo 2007: 28 , Figs. 17–19.

Material examined. None.

Geographic & bathymetric distribution. Western Atlantic; from USA (New Jersey) to Brazil (Santa Catarina) ( D’Incao 1998); 765–5413 m ( Tavares & Serejo 2007).

Remarks. Records for Venezuela: Venezuela Basin, 3411–5049 m ( Gore 1985a; D’Incao 1998).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Plesionika longicauda: a) male (9.68 mm CL) 17 miles NE Orinoco Delta, 10°25’00”N 64°35’00”W, (MMM- Crus-261). b) specimen from Chichiriviche de la Costa, La Guaira, 60 m. Photography Humberto Ramirez.

FIGURE 3. Plesionika tenuipes (Smith, 1881). Female (ov.) 15 mm CL, 12 miles off North Guanta, Anzoátegui, 10°25’00”N 64°35’00”W (MMM-Crus-256).