Hexapanopeus paulensis Rathbun, 1930

(Figure 6E)

Material examined. Penaeid—7 M; size range: 5.92 ≤ CW ≤ 10.18 mm; average: CW = 8.15 ± 1.72 mm; CZUFS CRU- 00250.

Stations. Penaeid—3, 6, and 8.

Distribution. Western Atlantic—USA (South Carolina, Florida, and Gulf of Mexico), Brazil (from Pará to Santa Catarina) (Melo 1996, 1998; Coelho et al. 2008).

Ecological notes. From intertidal to 5 m. On sand, broken shell, and rocks bottoms, also among sponges, squirts and bryozoans (Melo 1996). Associated with the Bryozoa Schizoporella unicornis in southeastern Brazil (Alves et al. 2013).

Previous records in Sergipe. None.