Leptochela serratorbita Spence Bate, 1888

Anker, Sammy De Grave and Arthur, 2017, An annotated checklist of marine caridean and stenopodidean shrimps (Malacostraca: Decapoda) of the Caribbean coast of Panama, Nauplius (e 2017015) 25, pp. 1-40 : 31

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1590/2358-2936e2017015
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14666743
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B887A4-FF84-FF8A-2B10-FB252E360DFD
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Leptochela serratorbita Spence Bate, 1888
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Material examined. Bocas del Toro. 2 spec., Isla Colón , STRI station, off NOAA beacon, light trap, 3 m, leg. S. De Grave, 03.08.2005, OUMNH . ZC.2005-10-076; 1 spec., Isla Colón , off STRI pier, 09°14.983’N 082°08.239’W, light trap, 1 m, leg. S. De Grave, 02.08.2005, OUMNH GoogleMaps . ZC.2005-10-074; 1 spec., same location, sea grass sweep, 1 m, leg. S. De Grave, 02.08.2005, OUMNH GoogleMaps . ZC.2005-10-075; 1 spec., Isla Colón , Punta Caracol, 2 m, leg. A. Anker, 28.04.2007, OUMNH . ZC.2009-18-006.

Remarks. Widely distributed in the western Atlantic, from North Carolina southwards to São Paulo, Brazil, including much of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico ( Felder et al., 2009); found in a variety of habitats, typically with sandy bottom, nocturnally planktonic, 1– 40 m. The present specimens constitute the first record of the species from Panama.