Persephona punctata (Linnaeus, 1758)

(Figure 4H)

Material examined. Petro-UFS—62 (9 M, 9 F); size range: 20.30 ≤ CW ≤ 37.40 mm; average: CW = 30.72 ± 4.46 mm; CZUFS CRU- 00094. Penaeid—61 (40 M, 18 F, 3 OF); size range: 15.55 ≤ CW ≤ 36.21 mm; average: CW = 22.47 ± 3.83 mm; CZUFS CRU- 00230.

Stations. Petro-UFS—1, 2, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, and 17; Penaeid—2, 4, 5, 6, and 9.

Distribution. Western Atlantic—Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil (from Amapá to Rio Grande do Sul) (Melo 1996).

Ecological notes. From shallow waters to 50 m. On mud, sand, and shell bottoms (Melo 1996).

Previous records in Sergipe. Coelho et al. (1983, 2004).