Submitted by Alberto Vieira (martins_vieira@ibest.com.br) on 2018-01-23T23:57:27Z No. of bitstreams: 1 570335.pdf: 17692366 bytes, checksum: 0687d75505152e711ff30bb09b343f13 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-01-23T23:57:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 570335.pdf: 17692366 bytes, checksum: 0687d75505152e711ff30bb09b343f13 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2000-10-05 / CAPES / A família Phoxocephalidae compreende espécies que habitam sedimentos não consolidados. Embora seja amplamente distribuída no mundo, é pouco conhecida no litoral do Brasil. Há cerca de 200 espécies mas, apenas cinco foram registradas no Brasil na região de Ubatuba/SP: Microphoxus cornutus (Schellenherg, 1931); Heterophoxus videns Barnard. 1930; Pseudharpinia dentata Schellenberg, 1931: Harpiniopsis galerus Barnand, 1960 e Phoxocephalus homilis Barnard, 1960. O presente estudo descreve cinco espécies encontradas no litoral do Rio de Janeiro. São descritos e desenhados três espécies de Microphoxus, uma de Metharpinia e uma de Grandifoxus. Os dois últimos gêneros são citados pela primeira vez para o Brasil. / The family Phoxocephalidae comprises species inhabiting soft-bottoned surfaces. Although it is widely distributed throughout the world, such a family is poorly know on Brazilian coast. There are approximately 200 species, but only five have been registered in Ubatuha. São Paulo, BraziL namely. Microphoxus cornutus (Schellenberg, 1931): Heterophoxus videns Barnard, 1930: Pseudharpinia dentata Schellenherg, 1931: Harpiniopsis galerus Barnand, 1960 e Phoxocephalus homilis Barnard, 1960. The present study has decribed five species found along Rio de Janeiro coast. lt has included descriptions and drawings or three species from Microphoxus, one from Metharpinia and one from Grandifoxus. The last two genera have been cited for the first time in Brazil.