Species Metapenaeopsis rosea Racek & Dall, 1965
Rosy Prawn (Aust)
- Metapenaeopsis rosea 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 [29 figs 2d, 3, pls 1, 4].
Type data:
Holotype AM P14207 ♂, off Mackay, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM P14208 ♀ (as allotype); AM P14332 ♂; AM P14218 2♀; RMNH D23305 ♂ 2♀.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Western Australia; Darwin, NT, to Mackay, QLD; southern New Guinea.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Trawled over muddy substrates, depth to 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. [76] (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) |