Alpheus intrinsecus Bate, 1888

Material examined (N=1). 1f, 06/VIII/2005, St. 0 3 (MZUESC #705).

Distribution. Western Atlantic – from Puerto Rico to Brazil (from Piauí to Santa Catarina). Eastern Atlantic – from Spanish Sahara to Gabon (Christoffersen 1979).

Ecological notes. Mud, clay, sand, sand with gorgonians, Halodule beds, coarse sand with shells, calcareous algae. Intertidal to 40 m (Christoffersen 1979).

Previous records in Bahia. Bate (1888), Moreira (1901), Almeida et al. (2006, 2007).

Remarks. The type locality of A. intrinsecus is off Salvador, Bahia (Bate 1888).