The occurrence of Callinectes arcuatus ordway, 1863 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Portunidae) in Bahia, Brazil
During the study of the Carcinofauna of the Bahian Coast, some Brachyura Portunidae were found. Some of these animals were Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863 which has its distribution restricted to the Pacific Ocean, from California to Peru and the Galapagos Islands. This is the first occurrence of this species reported from the Atlantic Ocean and the Brazilian Coast (Bahia, 38º50'Wand 12º50'S).
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Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia
1987
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81751987000100006 |
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