Species Penaeus (Eopenaeus) esculentus Haswell, 1879
Brown Tiger Prawn (Aust & Fao), Common Tiger Prawn
- Penaeus esculentus 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 [38].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM P40460 2 specimens, Port Jackson, NSW; AM P40461
Comment: other possible syntype AM P40875.
Introduction
Moved to subgenus Penaeus (Eopenaeus) by Chan (2023).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
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, estuary, marine, pelagic.
Trade
commercially important
Extra Ecological Information
Typically trawled over mud or sandy mud substrates in 10–22 m depth, juveniles occupy shallow waters in estuaries, adults found offshore to 200 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
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. [66] (colour photograph)
Kirkegaard, I. & Walker, R.H. 1969. Synopsis of biological data on the tiger prawn, Penaeus esculentus Haswell, 1879. Australian CSIRO Divivision of Fisheries and Oceanography Fisheries Synopsis 3: 1-23
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2023 | PENAEIDAE Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1815 | 24-Jul-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 09-Nov-2011 | 09-Nov-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |