A review of deep-sea shrimps (Decapoda: Dendrobranchiata and Caridea) with four new records for Venezuela

Different explorations have been made in deep waters of the oceans, some of them have included the Caribbean Sea and Venezuela from Albatros R / V in 1884 to Fridtjof Nansen R / V in 1988. Material from the Fridtjof Nansen R/V expeditions in Venezuela's coasts in 1988 were identified. From a total of 25 species, 4 are first reports for Venezuela: Plesionika tenuipes (Smith, 1881), Plesionika longicauda (Rathbun, 1901), Plesionika martia (A. Milne-Edwards, 1883) and Glyphocrangon alispina Chace 1939, and 21 were previously reported: A total of 80 species of deep-sea decapod shrimp had been reported in Venezuelan territorial waters, representing 12 families and 42 genera. The Acanthephyridae family contributed the highest number of species (14) followed by Sergestidae (9).