Megalobrachium mortenseni Haig, 1962

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 : 308

Megalobrachium mortenseni Haig, 1962

Material examined. Penaeid—2 F; CSL: 2.56 mm; CZUFS CRU- 00263.

Stations. Penaeid—1 and 3.

Distribution. Western Atlantic—Central America, Antilles, Colombia, Brazil (from Pará to São Paulo), Honduras, Roatán, and Bay Island. Eastern Pacific—from the Gulf of California to Panamá ( Melo 1999).

Ecological notes. Inhabits coastal regions to a depth of 30 m, on rock, and sand substrates ( Coelho et al. 1983; Veloso & Melo 1993).

Previous records in Sergipe. Coelho et al. (1983).