Species Metapenaeus endeavouri (Schmitt, 1926)
Brown Prawn (Aust), Endeavour Prawn (Aust), Endeavour Shrimp (Fao)
- Penaeopsis endeavouri Schmitt, W.L. 1926. Report on the Crustacea Macrura (Families Penaeidae, Campylonotidae and Pandalidae) obtained by the F.I.S. "Endeavour" in Australian seas. With notes on the species of "Penaeus" described by Haswell and contained, in part, in the collections of the Macleay Museum, at the University of Sydney. Zoological (and Biological) Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 5(6): 2 page Corrigenda et Addenda, 311-381 pls 57-68 [corrigenda et addenda unnumbered] [329 pl. 59 figs 1-3, p].
Type data:
Holotype AM E3199 ♀, off S QLD (FIS Endeavour Expedition).
Paratype(s) RMNH D23298 ♂ ♀; AM E3198; AM E3199; AM E6687; AM E6688; AM P3583; AM P3585 9♂ 4♀.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
From Shark Bay, WA, to N NSW, Gulf of Papua, New Guinea.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, estuary, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
Juveniles in shallow estuarine areas, depth 44–50 m.
General References
Dall, W. 1957. A revision of the Australian species of Penaeinae (Crustacea Decapoda: Penaeidae). Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 8(2): 136-230 figs 1-29 [187]
Miquel, J.C. 1982. Le genre Metapenaeus (Crustacea, Penaeidae): taxonomie, biologie et pêches mondiales. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 195: 1-137 [86] (diagnosis and figures)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 24-Apr-2012 | 24-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |