Plesionika martia

Plesionika martia (A. Milne-Edwards, 1883) (Fig. 2) Pandalus martia A. Milne-Edwards, 1883: Pl. 21. Plesionika martia — Crosnier & Forest 1973: 212, Figs. 63d, 64e, 66. Material examined. 3 ov. females, 25 miles off N Los Testigos Archipelago, 11°45’00”N 63°05’00”W, Fritjof Nansen R / V st 743, 807 – 878 m depth, 31.viii.1988, (MMM-Crus-444). Geographic & bathymetric distribution. Western Atlantic Ocean: from USA (Massachusetts), Gulf of Mexico, Guadalupe, Venezuela, French Guyana, Suriname to Brazil (Amapá); Eastern Atlantic Ocean; Indo-West Pacific Ocean; 165-2100 m depth (Felder et al. 2009). Remarks. This is the first record of the species in Venezuela.