Scyllarus americanus ( Smith, 1869 )

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 : 26

Scyllarus americanus ( Smith, 1869)

Arctus Americanus Smith, 1869: 119 .

Material examined. None.

Distribution. Western Atlantic— Bermuda, USA ( North Carolina to Florida), Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, Antilles, Venezuela, and Brazil ( Amapá, Pará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo) (Verril 1922; Schmitt 1935; Rouse 1970; Abele & Kim 1986; Coelho & Ramos-Porto 1994 -1995, 1998; Tavares 1997; Melo 1999; Coelho et al. 2007; Dall’Occo 2010).

Remarks. Previous records from the coast of São Paulo include Santos region ( Tavares 1997; Dall’Occo 2010). It is a species found in shallow waters up to 70 m deep ( Schmitt 1935; Coelho & Ramos-Porto 1994 -1995; Melo 1999).