Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863

Material examined (N=105). 1m, 06–07/VI/2000, 13°52’99”S / 38°59’59”W (MZUESC #56); 8m, 7f, 18–19/ IX/2000, 13°57’05”S / 38°59’68”W (MZUESC #60).

Distribution. Western Atlantic – from North Carolina to Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyanas, and Brazil (from Amapá to Rio Grande do Sul) (Melo 1996).

Ecological notes. On sand and mud bottoms, up to 75 m (Melo 1996).

Previous records in Bahia. Smith (1869), Gouvêa & Leite (1980), Melo (1985), Gouvêa (1986b), Coelho & Ramos-Porto (1992), Barreto et al. (1993), Almeida et al. (2006, 2007).