Ocorrência do Camarão Tigre-Gigante Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae) na plataforma continental piauiense

This study aimed to report the first occurrence of giant asian tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 in Piaui coast. A unique example was captured in March 2015 by a shrimp fishing boat. In the laboratory the specimen was identified, sexed, weighed and measured in carapace length (CL), post-orbital length (POL) and length (TL). The exemplary captured it is a female with 298.45 g, 316.20 mm (TL), 133.85 mm (CL) and 90.10 mm (POL) and was found in the depth range of 4 to 6 meters in latitude: 02°50'51.1"S and longitude: 041°40'03.9"W. Keywords: Bioinvasion; Penaeus monodom ; Piaui Continental Shelf.