Panopeus rugosus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880

Mendonça, Luana M. C., Guimarães, Carmen R. P., Santos, Rafael C., Alves, Douglas F. R., Barros-Alves, Samara P., Silva, Sonja L. R. & Hirose, Gustavo L., 2019, Decapod crustaceans from the continental shelf of Sergipe, northeastern Brazil, Zootaxa 4712 (3), pp. 301-344 : 325-326

Panopeus rugosus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880

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Material examined. Penaeid—4 (2 F, 2 OF); size range: 5.57 ≤ CW ≤ 8.36 mm; average: CW = 7.44 ± 1.30 mm; CZUFS CRU- 00249.

Stations. Penaeid—3 and 4.

Distribution. Western Atlantic—USA (Florida and Gulf of Mexico), Central America, Antilles, North of South America and Brazil (from Pernambuco to Rio Grande do Sul) ( Melo 1998).

Ecological notes. On sand, shell, rock, and coral bottoms ( Melo 1996), and on mud, among mangrove roots ( Calado & Sousa 2003).

Remarks. The type locality of P. rugosus is is “ Bahia ” (A. Milne-Edwards 1880).

Previous records in Sergipe. Coelho-Filho & Coelho (1996).