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DECAPODA NATANTIA (CRUSTACEA) IN THE FAROE AREA
Atlantic distribution: From c. 70 °N off Norway to c.
47 °N off Bretagne and Bay of Biscay (Casanova,
1976), and 17-23 °S, Namibia (Macpherson, 1991); the
Faroes; south of Jan Mayen; SW, W and N of Iceland;
from c. 66 °N off West Greenland and 59 °N SE off
Cape Farewell, Greenland to off South Carolina
(Sivertsen and Holthuis, 1956).
Atlantic depth range: 250-2400 m (Sivertsen and
Holthuis, 1956), benthopelagic (Dr. John Mauchline,
Oban, pers. commn).
Family HIPPOLYTIDAE
Genus Bythocaris G. O. Sars, 1870
Note: “A revision of the present genus based on a large
material from numerous different localities is urgently
needed. Without such a material the task of
ascertaining the size and status of the various species
seems to be hopeless.” (Sivertsen and Holthuis, 1956).
Bythocaris cf. gracilis S. I. Smith, 1885
Good description: S. 1. Smith (1886: 658, pl. 12, figs 3-
4); Sivertsen and Holthuis (1956: 32, fig. 22).
Previous records: None.
BIOFAR stations: 232, 416,490.
Areas: West of Faroe Bank, southern slope of Faroe-
Iceland Ridge, southeastern slope of the Faroe plateau.
Depth range: 502-1083 m.
Temperature: measured at 2 stns, 2.3-2.4 °C, estimated
range -1 to 7.3 °C.
Water masses: AI (2 stns) and AW (1 stn).
Atlantic distribution: Off the Faroe Islands; off SW
Island; off West Greenland at ca. 65° N (Stephensen,
1935); south to North Carolina (Abele and Martin,
1989).
Atlantic depth range: 550-1906 m (Sivertsen and
Holthuis, 1956), ? benthopelagic.
Bythocaris leucopis G. O. Sars, 1879 (Fig. 8)
Good description: Sars (1885: 27, pl. III, figs. 1-26).
Previous records: »Ingolf«-Expedition: Stn 140, 63°
29’ N, 6° 57’ W, 1468 m, -0.9 °C, 2 specimens;
»Michael Sars«: Stn ?, 63° 03’ N, 6° 32’ W, 1835 m,
-0.51 C, 2 specimens (Hansen, 1908). »Michael Sars«:
Stn 9 (1900), 63° 55’ N, 6° 22’ W, 1960 m, -1.0 °C;
Stn 102 (1902), 63° 13’ N, 6° 32’ W, 1783 m, -0.41 °C
(Grieg, 1927).
BIOFAR stations: 564, 9007.
Fig. 8. Bythocaris leucopis
G. O. Sars, length up to 95 mm
(From Sars, 1885).
Mynd 8. Bythocaris leucopis
G.O. Sars, longd upp í 95 mm
(ÚrSars, 1885).
Area: In deep water north and east of the Faroes (Fig.
9).
Depth range: 1468-2199 m.
Temperature: measured at 6 stns, range -1.0 to -0.41
°C; estimated range -1 to - 0.8 °C.
Water mass: Only in Norwegian Sea Deep Water
(NW).
Atlantic distribution: Norwegian Sea, East Greenland
(Grieg, 1927); off West Greenland between 74° 41’ N
and 67° 48' N (Stephensen, 1935).
Atlantic depth range: 670-2857 m, benthopelagic.
Bythocaris payeri (Heller, 1875) (Fig. 10)
Good descriptions: Sars (1885: 33, pl. III, fig. 27);
Sivertsen and Holthuis (1956: 34, figs. 23-24).
Previous records: »Ingolf«-Expedition: Stn 138, 63°
26’ N, 7° 56’ W, 887 m, -0.6 °C; Stn 139 63° 36’ N, 7°
30’ W, 1338 m, -0.6 °C, 2 specimens; 61° 23’ N, 4°
21’ W, 951 m, -0.4 °C, 5 specimens, caught by
Wandel; 60° 03’ N, 5° 51’ W, 986 m, caught by
Norman (Hansen, 1908). »Michael Sars«: Stn 102 (9-
10 August 1910), 60° 57’ N, 4° 38’ W, 750 m, 14
specimens (Sivertsen and Holthuis, 1956). »Dana«: Stn
6001, 63° 33’ N, 11° 25’ W, 322 m, 2 specimens; Stn
6229, 63° 00’ N, 9° 30’ W, 495-500 m, 2 specimens
(Rømer, 1991).
BIOFAR stations: 15,41, 82, 88, 95, 169, 170, 171,