Pseudopalaemon amazonensis Ramos-Porto, 1979

Examined material. Municipality of Ferreira Gomes: Araguari River (00°51’34.23”N, 51°10’58.10”W), 2 males, 5 females and 3 females with eggs (IEPA 1627) (Figure 5)

Geographic distribution. Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil (states of Amazonas and Pará) and (Kensley & Walker 1982; Melo 2003; Valencia & Campos 2010, Pereira, 1991; Pereira et al.. (2010; Pimentel & Magalhães, 2014).

Distribution in Amapá state. Araguari River.

Previous records. This paper

Ecological notes. The species generally lives in open water with sandy substrate, occurring from small rivers to small streams and seasonal streams (Sakihara et al., 2013).

Remarks. the specimens presented here match the descriptions of Kensley & Walker (1982); Melo (2003) and Pimentel & Magalhães (2014).