A Rarely Reported Crustacean Species, <i>Rissoides pallidus</i> (Giesbrecht, 1910) (Stomatopoda, Squillidae), Caught in the Strait of Sicily Waters (Central Mediterranean Sea)

Abstract

The mantis shrimp Rissoides pallidus (Giesbrecht, 1910) is a rarely reported crustacean species in the central Mediterranean Sea. In December 2020, during a trawl survey off Mazara del Vallo harbor (Strait of Sicily), two specimens of R. pallidus were captured on coastal detritus and coastal terrigenous mud bottoms at about 132 and 152 m depths. Additional information specific to biometrics, bottom types, depth preference, habitats, and geographic distribution of this crustacean species are provided.

Keywords

• crustacean
• stomatopod
• mantis shrimp
• muddy bottom
• trawl fisheries
• uncommon species