Species Nephropsis stewarti Wood-Mason, 1872
Indian Ocean Lobsterette (Fao), Smooth Blind Scampi, Stewart's Scampi
- Nephropsis stewarti Wood-Mason, J. 1872. [Abstract]. Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 1872: 151 [151] [original description published in an abstract, full description published the following year in Wood-Mason, J. (1873); name placed on the Official List of Specific names in Zoology, see International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1959).].
Type data:
Neotype NTOU NTOU M02249 ♂ (Date of collection - 23 May 2015), Andaman Sea [12°21.96'N, 96°37.32'E].
Status unknown, ZSI 1404 ♀ (This holotype is no longer extant), 25 miles off Ross Island on the E coast of the Andamans.Type locality references:
Chang,S.C., Chan,T.Y. & Kumar,A.B. 2020. Deep-sea clawed lobster Nephropsis stewarti Wood-Mason, 1872 species complex in the Indo-West Pacific (Crustacea, Decapoda, Nephropidae), with description of a new species. ZooKeys 1008: 37-60 [Date published 31/12/2020] [41].Secondary source:
Wood-Mason, J. 1873. On Nephropsis stewarti a new genus and species of Macrurous Crustaceans dredged in deep water off the eastern coast of the Andaman Islands. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 42(II): 39-44 4 pls; International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1959. Opinion 559. Determination of the gender to be attributed to six generic names in the Class Crustacea (Order Decapoda) and addition of the names concerned to the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 20: 283-292.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans (East Africa to Japan).
IMCRA
Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, NE oceanic
- Western Australia: NW oceanic, W oceanic
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental rise, continental shelf, continental slope, oceanic province.
Extra Ecological Information
On soft muddy substrates, from 170–1060 m, usually between 500 and 750 m.
General References
Holthuis, L.B. 1991. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, 13: i-viii, 1-292 [45]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2021 | NEPHROPIDAE Dana, 1852 | 07-May-2021 | MODIFIED | Dr Genefor Walker-Smith (NMV) |
| 05-Aug-2020 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 05-May-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-May-2012 | 29-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 20-Oct-2011 | 20-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |