Apocuma brasiliense Jones, 1973

Apocuma brasiliense Jones, 1973 View in CoL

Material examined. Museu Nacional / Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro ( UFRJ). Oceanprof I # 44: 22°11.443’S, 39°54.767’W, 754 m, 10 Dec 2002: 1 specimen ( UFRJ 21271). Oceanprof II # 44: 22°11.443’S, 39°54.767’W, 749 m, 0 1 Jul 2003: 1 specimen ( UFRJ 21275).

Originally described from off the coast of Recife, at 587–805 m, it is now recorded from a station off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, within this depth range. Further records of this species are from off the coasts of Surinam ( 523–2076 m) and Argentina ( 1679 m) (see below).