Species Metapenaeopsis crassissima Racek & Dall, 1965
Stout Velvet Shrimp (Fao)
- Metapenaeopsis crassissima 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 [26 fig. 2c, pls 2, 4, 9].
Type data:
Holotype AM P14333 ♂, Shark Bay, WA.
Paratype(s) RMNH D23299 3 specimens; AM P14334 ♀ (as allotype); AM P12779; AM P12781; AM P14219–21; AM P14223–24; AM P14228.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
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), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
Taken over muddy substrates, depths to 30 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 [168] (description and figures, but misidentified as M. durus Kubo, 1949)
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. [74] (colour photograph)
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) |