Species Metapenaeopsis gallensis (Pearson, 1905)
- Parapenaeus gallensis Pearson, J. 1905. Report on the Macrura collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. In, Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar. Part 4, suppl. Rep. 24: 65–92 2 pls. [72 pl. 1 fig. 3].
Type data:
Syntype(s) LIVCM many specimens (apparently lost), S of Galle, Sri Lanka (Stn 39).Type locality references:
Crosnier, A. 1991. Crustacea Decapoda: Les Metapenaeopsis indo-ouest-pacifiques sans appareil stridulant (Penaeidae). Deuxième partie. pp. 155-297 in Crosnier, A. Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 9. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 152(A): 1-520 [236].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans (East Africa, Madagascar, S India, Sri Lanka, Indo-Malaysia, Philippines, New Caledonia.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
Depths of 12–78 m.
General References
Crosnier, A. 1991. Crustacea Decapoda: Les Metapenaeopsis indo-ouest-pacifiques sans appareil stridulant (Penaeidae). Deuxième partie. pp. 155-297 in Crosnier, A. Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 9. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 152(A): 1-520 [233] (redescribed and figured)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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| 24-Apr-2012 | 24-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |