Epialtus bituberculatus H. Milne Edwards, 1834

Material examined (N=1). 1m, 12/VI/2004, St. 0 1 (MZUESC #677).

Distribution. Western Atlantic – Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil (from Ceará to São Paulo) (Melo, 1996).

Ecological notes. Shallow water species living on algae and seagrass meadows, on hard bottoms, and tidal pools (Melo 1996).

Previous records in Bahia. Joly et al. (1969), Gomes Corrêa (1972), Gouvêa (1986a).