Species Metapenaeus macleayi (Haswell, 1879)
Eastern School Shrimp (Fao), School Prawn (Aust)
- Penaeus macleayi 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 [40].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM P40462 2♀, Port Jackson, NSW; AM P1437 (possible syntypes); AM P1438 (possible syntypes). - Penaeus haswelli Phillips, 1925.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Eastern Australia between Moreton Bay, SE QLD and NE Victoria.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, estuary, marine, pelagic.
Trade
important commercial fishery
Extra Ecological Information
Juveniles in shallower water, preference for turbid water and soft sediments, depth to 60 m.
General References
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 [196]
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. [88] (colour photograph)
Kirkegaard, I. & Walker, R.H. 1970. Synopsis of biological data on the school prawn Metapenaeus macleayi (Haswell, 1879). Australian CSIRO Divivision of Fisheries and Oceanography Fisheries Synopsis 5: 1-22
Miquel, J.C. 1982. Le genre Metapenaeus (Crustacea, Penaeidae): taxonomie, biologie et pêches mondiales. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 195: 1-137 [107] (diagnosis and figures)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2012 | 24-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |