Metapenaeopsis goodei (Smith, 1885)

Almeida, Alexandre Oliveira De, Guerrazzi, Maria Cec Lia & Coelho, Petr Ȏ Nio Alves, 2007, Stomatopod and decapod crustaceans from Camamu Bay, state of Bahia, Brazil, Zootaxa 1553, pp. 1-45 : 8

Metapenaeopsis goodei (Smith, 1885)

Material examined (N=1). 1f, 07/IX/2005, St. 0 4 ( MZUESC #702).

Distribution. Western Atlantic – Bermuda, from North Carolina to Florida Keys, Gulf coast of Florida to Pensacola, Yucatan, Bahamas, Caribbean Islands, and coast of Central and South America to Brazil (from Amapá to Espírito Santo) ( Pérez-Farfante & Kensley 1997; D’Incao 1998).

Ecological notes. Oceanic, more commonly from shallow waters to 60 m, although a record at 329 m, in Florida, exists ( Pérez-Farfante 1971; D’Incao 1998).

Previous records in Bahia. Pérez-Farfante (1971), D’Incao (1995a).

Remarks. Material from Bahia studied by Pérez-Farfante (1971) was collected during the Calypso Expedition in 1961, off Salvador.