Dardanus venosus H. Milne Edwards, 1848

Material examined (N=1). 1f, 31/X/2004, St. 0 3 (MZUESC #672) .

Distribution. Western Atlantic – east coast of the United States, Florida, Bermudas, Antilles, northern South America, and Brazil (Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll, banks off Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte and from Pará to São Paulo) (Melo 1999; Mantelatto et al. 2001).

Ecological notes. Rock, shell, calcareous algae, and coral bottoms, and Halodule meadows. From shallow waters to 100 m (Melo 1999).

Previous records in Bahia. Forest & de Saint Laurent (1967), Coelho & Ramos (1972), Coelho & Ramos- Porto (1986), Almeida et al. (2007).