WoRMS taxon details
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ECOSUR 087, geounit Mexican part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
Paratype UMML 22.1000, geounit Crystal River [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Not stated in the original description, probably shallow water. [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic Ocean: Caribbean Sea (Quintana Roo, Mexico). Gulf of Mexico (Florida, USA). [details]
Etymology "The species is named caribe since this is the unique species described from this genus present in the Grand Caribbean region" (Londoño-Mesa, 2009: 19). [details]
Habitat Not stated, unknown. [details]
Type locality Punta Gavilan, Quintana Roo, Mexico, Caribbean Sea, R/V Edwin Link Sta. 2785 (18.35°, -87.7833°). [details]
Type material Holotype ECOSUR 087 (1) Gavilan Point (18°21'N 87°47'W), Mexican Caribbean, R/V “Edwin Link” Sta. 2785; 25.VIII.1990. Paratype UMML 22.1000 (1) 2Cc Crystal River, Florida, West coast (28°54'N 82°38'W), 4.XI.1977. [details]
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