* Penaeus (L.) setiferus 



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Figure 12. — Distribution of Penae»« (L.) setiferus (L.). 



food, and cover — have been mentioned as respon- 

 sible for these discontinuities, but no adequate ex- 

 planation lias been advanced. 



The reported occurrence of P. setiferus in the 

 waters of Cuba and Jamaica by Burkenroad 

 (1936, 1939) was jirobably an error. In tlie many 



years of field work in Cuba, during which I have 

 identified thousands of specimens, not a single P. 

 setiferus was found, nor liave specimens been en- 

 countered in the extensive collections from the 

 Antilles that I have studied more recently. I have 

 stated (Perez Farfante, 1953) that it seems very 



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