Abstract

The first record of the species Iluocoetes facali Lloris & Rucabado, 1987 in Chilean waters is given, extending its northern distribution in the western South American Cone in more than 2,500 km. Morphometrics and meristic characteristicsof the specimen caught in intertidal waters of the Putemun Fjord (42°28'S- 73°51'S), located 15 km north of Castro, Chiloe Island, is given. This one is the second specimen known of the species after its description. Additionally, in the present note, a taxonomic key to recognize the Chilean species of Iluocoetes and photographic material that allows corroborating the new record are included

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