Species Heterocarpus gibbosus Spence Bate, 1888
Humpback Nylon Shrimp (Fao), Red-crested Carid, Redhead Carid
- Heterocarpus gibbosus 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 [634 pl. 112 fig. 2].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, Sibuyan Sea between Tablas and Sibuyan Islands, Philippines.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific (eastern Africa to Indonesia, Philippines, and east to Tonga).
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)
Ecological Descriptors
Mesopelagic, sand bottom, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth ranging from 200–1280 m, but mainly 350–450 m.
General References
Hanamura, Y. & Evans, D.R. 1996. Deepwater Caridean Shrimps of the Families Nematocarcinidae, Stylodactylidae, Pandalidae and Crangonidae (Crustacea: Decapoda) from Western Australia. Bulletin of Nansei National Fisheries Research Institute 29: 1-18 [6]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2013 | 22-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |