Abstract
The coral crab Carpilius corallinus (Herbst, 1783) is popularly known in Brazil as “Guaja”, which is widely distributed in tropical marine areas, associated with coral reefs in costal zones. C. coralinus occurs in Brazilian waters with disjoint distribution, covering the States from Ceara to Alagoas, with specific records in States of Bahia, Sao Paulo, Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and Rocas Atoll. Here, we report the northernmost record of C. coralinus, from State of Para with its occurrence on Great Amazon Reef System (GARS). Was collected one male specimen as bycatch in artisanal fisheries on Amazon River Mouth (01°24'55.008N; 046°39'58.86W) at depth of 76.2 m. This record fills the gap on distribution of C. coralinus in Brazil, and increase number of crabs species occurring in Great Amazon Reef System (Para). Keywords : Amazon River Mouth; Coral associated crab; North coast; State of Para; Artisanal Fisheries.
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