Species Metapenaeopsis palmensis (Haswell, 1879)
Southern Velvet Prawn, Southern Velvet Shrimp (Fao)
- Penaeus palmensis Haswell, W.A. 1879. On the Australian species of Penaeus, in the Macleay Museum, Sydney. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 4, 1879: 38-44 [43].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM P40467 ♀ (invalid designation of holotype status by Griffin, D.J.G. & Stanbury, P.J. 1970. Type Specimens in the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney. V. Decapod Crustaceans. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 95(1): 122–131 [126]), Palm Island, QLD. - Metapenaeopsis barbeensis Hall, H.M. 1962. Observations on the taxonomy and biology of some Indo-West Pacific Penaeidae (Crustacea Decapoda). Fishery Publications of the Colonial Office 17: 1-229 [32 figs 118-118f].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1959.10.27.6–7 ♀, ESE of St Barbe [Pejantan], Malaysia.
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 [23]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Shark Bay, WA to Sydney, NSW, central Indo-west Pacific Oceans (Indonesia, southern New Guinea).
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), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
Trawled over muddy to sandy substrates, depths of 5–30 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. [72] (colour photograph)
Watson, R.A. & Keating, J.A. 1989. Velvet shrimps (Metapenaeopsis spp.) of Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. Asian Fisheries Science 3(1): 45-56 (biology and population dynamics)
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) |