Species Metapenaeus eboracensis Dall, 1957
York Prawn
- Metapenaeus eboracensis 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 [183, 193 figs 19a-g].
Type data:
Holotype AM P12699 ♂, Norman River mouth, Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD.
Paratype(s) RMNH D23285 ♀; AM P39907 ♀ (as allotype); AM P4293 ♀; AM P11663 ♀.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Darwin, NT to Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York and south to Townsville, QLD, and southern New Guinea.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, estuary, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
Inshore waters in rivers and estuaries out to 30 m, depth 2–27 m.
General References
Miquel, J.C. 1982. Le genre Metapenaeus (Crustacea, Penaeidae): taxonomie, biologie et pêches mondiales. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 195: 1-137 [81] (diagnosis and figures)
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) |