Xiphopenaeus kroyeri ( Heller, 1862 )

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 : 306

Xiphopenaeus kroyeri ( Heller, 1862)

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Material examined. Petro-UFS—47,513 (10 M, 41 F, 3 NS); size range: 5.53 ≤ CL ≤ 29.93 mm; average: CL = 18.64 ± 5.17 mm; CZUFS CRU- 00036. Penaeid—6,418 (2,961 M, 3,457 F); size range: 7.00 ≤ CL ≤ 30.41 mm; average: CL = 17.53 ± 3.32 mm; CZUFS CRU- 00220.

Stations. Petro-UFS—1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17; Penaeid—1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

Distribution. Western Atlantic—From Virginia ( USA) to Brazil (from Amapá to Rio Grande do Sul). Eastern Pacific—From Mexico (Sinaola) to Peru (Paita) ( Costa et al. 2003).

Ecological notes. From shallow waters to 70 m ( Costa et al. 2003).

Previous records in Sergipe. Coelho & Ramos (1972), Coelho et al. (1983), and Santos et al. (2007).