Pachygrapsus gracilis (de Saussure, 1858)

Material examined (N=2). 1m, 1f, 29/VIII/2004, St. 0 7 (MZUESC #728) .

Distribution. Western Atlantic – Texas, Caribbean, French Guiana, Brazil (Trindade Island, and from Pará to Rio Grande do Sul), and Argentina. Eastern Atlantic – from Senegal to Angola (Melo 1996; Barros et al. 1997a; Poupin et al. 2005).

Ecological notes. On rocky bottoms, in the intertidal zone. Under rocks or jetties, among mangrove roots, and on sandy beaches. Also in estuaries and reefs (Melo 1996).

Previous records in Bahia. Rathbun (1918), Gouvêa (1986b), Almeida et al. (2006).