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This contribution deals with the distribution and abundance of decapod crustacean species in the continental shelves of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. In recent years, the large number of publications available on the tropical, subtropical and temperate seas have allowed to develop a list of species in this region and to include them in the zoogeographical provinces and subprovinces of the American Pacific Ocean. The complete list of species registered in the sea shelves, which includes the American Atlantic and the Arctic Sea coasts, is given in Boschi (in press). Constant findings of new species make the list very dynamic and it can be supposed that the number will increase in the next years, especially in the tropical and subtropical regions, thus requiring a constant updating of results.
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Boschi, E.E. (2002). Distribution of Continental Shelf Decapod Crustaceans Along the American Pacific Coast. In: Escobar-Briones, E., Alvarez, F. (eds) Modern Approaches to the Study of Crustacea. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0761-1_35
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