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Table 1. Sampling and biological characteristics of the specimens of Parasquilla ferussaci examined: * Other species (Decapoda) caught in this bottoms were Chlorotocus crassicornis (Costa, 1871), Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758), Plesionika edwarsii (Brandt, 1851), Solenocera membranacea (Risso, 1816) and Macropipus tuberculatus (Roux, 1830).
Tabla 1. Características de muestreo y biológicas de los especímenes de Parasquilla ferussaci examinados: * Otras especies (Decapoda) capturadas en estos fondos fueron Chlorotocus crassicornis (Costa, 1871), Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758), Plesionika edwarsii (Brandt, 1851), Solenocera membranacea (Risso, 1816) and Macropipus tuberculatus (Roux, 1830).

 

  Specimen #1 Specimen #2  Specimen #3
Sex Male Male Male
Carapace length (excluding rostrum) 20.0 mm 31.3 mm 27.7 mm
Date of capture 28/02/83 12/07/07 08/04
Locality Off Fuengirola (Málaga, Spain) Off Gavà (Barcelona, Spain) Off Isla Cristina  (Huelva, Spain)
Position Approx. 36º 30' N - 4º 34' W Approx. 41º 12’ N - 2º 02’ E Approx. 36º 50’ N - 07º 19’ W
Geographic region North Alborán Sea (W Mediterranean) Catalan Sea  (NW Mediterranean) Gulf of Cadiz  (E Atlantic Ocean)
Depth of capture Unknown 95 m Probably between 200-400 m(*)
Type of bottom Unknown (probably muddy bottom) Terrigenous mud Unknown  (probably  muddy bottom)
Gear of capture Commercial demersal trawl Commercial demersal trawl Commercial demersal trawl
Deposited in Biological Collections of Reference - Institut de  Ciències del Mar (CSIC) Biological Collections of Reference - Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC) Biological Collections of  Depto. Biología Animal -  Univ. Málaga
Register number ICMS_93/2007 ICMS_94/2007  
Observations Specimen identified by J. E. García Raso and F. J. Valladares Fig. 2 Specimen identified by J. E. García Raso