Species Penaeus (Eopenaeus) semisulcatus De Haan, 1844
Green Tiger Prawn (Aust & Fao), Grooved Tiger Prawn, Northern Tiger Prawn (Aus)
- Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, W. 1844. Crustacea. 1-243 pls A-J, L-Q, 1-55, circ. tab. 2 in von Siebold, P.F. (ed.). Fauna Japonica sive Descriptio Animalium, quae in Itinere per Japoniam, Jussu et Auspiciis Superiorum, qui Summum in India Batava Imperium Tenent, Suscepto, Annis 1823–1830 Collegit, Notis, Observationibus et Adumbrationibus Illustravit. Leiden : Lugduni-Batavorum. [published from 1833–1850, Atlas dated 1844] [191 pl. 46 fig. 1].
Type data:
Lectotype RMNH D1129 ♀, Japan.
Paralectotype(s) RMNH D1129 2 specimens, Japan; RMNH D5550 1 dry specimen, Japan; RMNH D1744 2 specimens, Japan; RMNH 5550d 5 specimens. - Penaeus ashiaka Kishinouye, K. 1900. Japanese species of the genus Penaeus. Journal of the Imperial Fisheries Bureau, Tokyo 8: 1-34 [7, 14 pls 3, 7 fig. 4].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, southern Japan. - Penaeus monodon manillensis Villaluz, D.K. & Arriola, F.J. 1938. Five other known species of Penaeus in the Philippines. Philippine Journal of Science 66(1): 35-41, 4 pls [39] [treated as a synonym of Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798, by Motoh, H. & Buri, P. 1984. Studies on the penaeoid prawns of the Philippines. Researches on Crustacea 13–14: 1–120 (24)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMPH no. 200 1♀ (probable depository institution), Manila Bay.Secondary source:
Motoh, H. & Buri, P. 1984. Studies on the penaeoid prawns of the Philippines. Researches on Crustacea 13–14: 1-120. - Penaeus semisucatus paucidentatus Parisi, B. 1919. I decapoda Giapponesi del Museo di Milano. VII. Ntantia. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano 58: 59-99 [65].
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 [11]
Introduction
Moved to subgenus Penaeus (Eopenaeus) by Chan (2023).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans (East Africa and Madagascar to Japan, Philippines, New Guinea and east to Fiji).
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, pelagic.
Trade
minor commercial importance
Extra Ecological Information
Trawled over sand to mud substrates, juveniles found in shallow waters generally associated with seagrass beds, depth 2–130 m.
General References
Chan, T 2023. New subgeneric names for the most commercially important shrimp genus Penaeus Fabricius, 1798 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae). ZooKeys 1141: 29-40 [33]
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. [62] (colour photograph)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-Nov-2011 | 09-Nov-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |