Decapod crustaceans from the continental shelf of Sergipe, northeastern Brazil Author Mendonça, Luana M. C. Author Guimarães, Carmen R. P. Author Santos, Rafael C. Author Alves, Douglas F. R. Author Barros-Alves, Samara P. Author Silva, Sonja L. R. Author Hirose, Gustavo L. text Zootaxa 2019 2019-12-20 4712 3 301 344 journal article 24569 10.11646/zootaxa.4712.3.1 76dc6597-a98b-4109-be16-70b1c3a8adf8 1175-5326 3586316 E6CEB110-9B4B-4984-BF97-6EA4171B4839 Portunus anceps ( Saussure, 1857 ) Material examined. Petro-UFS—2 M; size range: 12.50 ≤ CW ≤ 28.43 mm ; average: CW = 20.47 ± 11.26 mm ; CZUFS CRU- 00024. Station. Petro-UFS—5 and 17. Distribution. Western Atlantic—North Carolina, Bermuda , Florida, Gulf of Mexico , Antilles, and Brazil (from Amapá to São Paulo ) ( Melo 1996 ; Bertini et al. 2004 ). Ecological notes. Lives on sand, mud, hard bottoms, and on shells, also found on algae bottoms ( Melo 1996 ). Remarks. Previously recorded as Portunus ( Portunus ) anceps ( Melo 1996 ; Bertini et al. 2004 ; Coelho et al. 2008). Previous records in Sergipe . Coelho et al. (2004 , 2008 ).