Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931)

Penaeus vannamei Boone, 1931: 173; fig. 16.

Material examined. Brazil, São Paulo: 1 ♂, CCDB 5844, Santos, coll. R. Costa, 10.vii.2014 .

Distribution. Western Atlantic— USA (South Carolina, Texas), Mexico (Tabasco), Venezuela, and Brazil (Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, São Paulo, Santa Catarina). Eastern Pacific— Mexico (Gulf of California, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas), Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru (Tumbes). Hawaii and Indo-West Pacific— Thailand (Holthuis 1980; Balboa et al. 1991; Wenner & Knott 1992; Landa-Jaime et al. 1997; Vargas & Cortés 1999b; Ramos-Cruz 2000; Santos & Coelho 2002; Valles-Jimenez et al. 2004; Barbieri & Melo 2006; Pereira & Netto 2007; Pérez et al. 2007; Senanan et al. 2007; Carlton & Eldredge 2009; Loebmann et al. 2010; Wakida-Kusunoki et al. 2011; Bastida-Zavala et al. 2013; Corgos et al. 2013; Barbieri et al. 2016).

Remarks. Previous records from the coast of São Paulo include Iguape, Ilha Comprida, and Cananéia (Barbieri & Melo 2006; Barbieri et al. 2016). Litopenaeus vannamei is native from Eastern Pacific (Holthuis 1980) and was introduced in Brazil as a cultivated species in shrimp farming (Silva & Barros 2011). Records presented here refer to individuals collected in natural environment. Sequence accession number (GenBank): CCDB 5844—16S (OM720043), COI (OM672408) (present study).