Species Fenneropenaeus indicus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Penaeus indicus Milne Edwards, H. 1837. Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, comprenant l'anatomie, la physiologie et la classification de ces animaux. Paris : Libraire Encyclopedique de Roret Vol. 2 532 pp., Atlas 32 pp., 42 pls. [415].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) MNHP, Ganges Delta, India.

  Secondary source:

   De Grave, S. & Fransen, C.H.J.M. 2011. Carideorum Catalogus: The recent species of the Dendrobrachiate, Stenopodidean, Procarididean and Caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 85(9): 195-589, figs 1-59 [214].
• Penaeus indicus longirostris de Man, J.G. 1892. Decapoden des Indischen Archipels. 265-527 pls 15-29 in Weber, M. (ed.). Zoologische Ergebnisse einer Reise nach Niederländisch Ost-Indien. Leiden : E.J. Brill Vol. 2. [511 pl. 29 fig. 53].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMA ♂, Makassar, Indonesia.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Racek, A.A. & Dall, W. 1965. Littoral Penaeinae (Crustacea Decapoda) from northern Australia, New Guinea and adjacent waters. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen [Verh. Akad. Amsterdam] 56(3): 1-119 figs 1-16 pls 1-13 [15]

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific Oceans (South Africa to Indo-Malaysia, southern China, Philippines, southern New Guinea).

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Adults: marine.

Juveniles: estuary.

Benthic, estuary, pelagic.

Extra Ecological Information

Trawled over muddy to sandy substrates, adults marine, juveniles estuarine, depth 2–90 m.

 

General References

Grey, D.L., Dall, W. & Baker, A. 1983. A Guide to the Australian Penaeid Prawns. Darwin : Northern Territory Government Printing Office 140 pp. 51 colour pls. [60] (colour photograph)

Mohamed, K.H. 1970. Synopsis of biological data on the Indian prawn Penaeus indicus H. Milne Edwards, 1837. FAO Fisheries Report 57: 1267-1288

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
08-Nov-2011		08-Nov-2011	MOVED
08-Nov-2011		08-Nov-2011	MOVED
08-Nov-2011		08-Nov-2011	MOVED
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