On the presence of Solenocera membranacea (Decapoda, Dendrobranchiata, Solenoceridae) in the Canary Islands

The postorbital carapace length (pocl) was measured from the posterior margin of the orbit to the posterodorsal border of the carapace, excluding the rostrum (e.g., Landeira & Fransen, 2012), using a digital calliper, in millimetres. The sex of the specimen was recorded as male or female, based on the presence of a petasma or thelycum, respectively. The voucher specimen was labelled, curated, and deposited in the marine fauna collections (CFM-IEOCA) of the ‘Centro Oceanográfico de Canarias’ (IEO-CSIC) hosted by GBIF-Spain (https://www.gbif.org/es/publisher/a9ccac23-91ec-4b8b-a55c-75abc1bf2672) (Casañas Machín & Pascual Alayón, 2020) under collection no. IEO-CSIC 1671.

[EN] We confirm the presence of the shrimp Solenocera membranacea (Risso, 1816) (Solenoceridae) in the Canary Islands. In this region, the species was only known from the capture of a specimen on the island of Lanzarote. The present finding based on a male collected on the island of Tenerife represents the second record. The data suggest that the species may be preferentially associated with soft mobile substrates, especially muddy ones, on continental shelves and upper slopes, while its presence on the hard bottoms of the volcanic archipelagos of Macaronesia would be testimonial.

[ES] Se confirma la presencia de la gamba Solenocera membranacea (Risso, 1816) (Solenoceridae) en las Islas Canarias. En esta región, la especie solo se conocía por la captura de un ejemplar en Lanzarote. El presente hallazgo basado en un macho recolectado en Tenerife representa el segundo registro. Los datos sugieren que la especie podría estar asociada preferentemente a sustratos móviles blandos, especialmente fangosos, en plataformas continentales y taludes superiores, mientras que su presencia en los fondos duros de los archipiélagos volcánicos de la Macaronesia sería testimonial.

This research was co-funded by the EU through the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund within the Spanish National Programme of collection, management, and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy. To the crew of the F/V “Rosario Uno” and CECAF Group at the ‘Centro Oceanográfico de Canarias’. To Arturo Telle, professional underwater photographer, for taking photographs of the vouchers and creating the photographic plate.

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