Species Aristaeopsis edwardsiana (Johnson, 1867)
Scarlet Prawn
- Penaeus edwardsianus Johnson, J.Y. 1867. Description of a new genus and a new species of macrurous decapod crustaceans, belonging to the Penaeidae, discovered at Madeira. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867: 895-901 [897].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH ♀, off Madeira, NE Atlantic Ocean. - Aristeus coralinus Spence Bate, C. 1888. Report on the Crustacea Macrura collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 24: 1-942, i-xc figs 1-76 pls 1-150 [xxxii fig. 10].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, collected during the `Talisman' voyage, precise locality not stated. - Aristeus splendens Richard, J. 1900. Les campagnes scientifiques de S.A.S. le Prince Albert Ier de Monaco. Monaco : Imprimerie de Monaco 140 pp. 60 figs. [89] [described in reference to an unpublished manuscript name of A. Milne Edwards].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP Na 1802 ♀ (3 specimens were found in the MNHP labelled as Aristeus splendens n. sp., one with a handwritten label by A. Milne Edwards), Azores, Talisman Stn 1442; MNHP Na 7563 ♀, off Marocco, Talisman Stn 1883; MNHP NA 383 ♀, off Cape Spartel, Talisman Expedition.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Crosnier, A. 1978. Crustacés Décapodes Pénéides Aristeidae (Benthesicyminae, Aristeinae, Solenocerinae). Faune de Madagascar 46: 1-197 [88]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Arafura Sea, Atlantic-Indo-Pacific Oceans.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northwest Transition (3), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, continental slope, mesopelagic, mud substrate, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
Depths of 200–1850 m, mainly 450–600 m.
General References
Dall, W. 2001. Australian species of Aristeidae and Benthesicymidae (Penaeoidea: Decapoda). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46(2): 409-441 [413-414 fig. 3]
Kensley, B., Tranter, H.A. & Griffin, D.J.G. 1987. Deepwater Decapod Crustacea from Eastern Australia (Penaeidae and Caridea). Records of the Australian Museum 39: 263-331 [281] (as Plesiopenaeus edwardsianus)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 01-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 24-Apr-2012 | 24-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED |