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Presence of the deep-sea lithodid crabs Neolithodes agassizii and Paralomis pectinata (Anomura, Lithodidae) in the Colombian Caribbean Sea

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  • 1. Calle 25 No. 2–55 Playa Salguero, Santa Marta, Colombia, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras–INVEMAR, Colombia. Museo de Historia Natural Marina de Colombia MAKURIWA–INVEMAR, Programa de Biodiversidad y Ecosistemas Marinos., Colombia
  • 2. Carrera 30 No. 45–03 Edificio 421, Bogotá D.C., Colombia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogotá, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Colombia
  • 3. Calle 113 No. 7–80 Piso 11, Bogotá D.C Anadarko Colombia Company–HSE, Colombia

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This work aims to show the current distribution of Neolithodes agassizii and Paralomis pectinata in the Colombian Caribbean Sea, including new records and details of the feeding behavior of P. pectinata obtained for the first time by Remote Operated Vehicles (ROV) and towed cameras.

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