Species Sergia japonica (Spence Bate, 1881)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Sergestes japonicus Spence Bate, C. 1881. On the Penaeidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 8: 169-196 pls 11-12 [194].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH 88.22.3 ♀, Japan and Philippines.
• Sergestes mollis Smith, S.I. 1884. XV. Report on the decapod Crustacea of the Albatross dredgings off the east coast of the United States in 1883. Report of the United States Fish Commission 10: 345-426 [419].
• Sergestes profundus Spence Bate, C. 1888. Report on the Crustacea Macrura collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 24: 1-942, i-xc figs 1-76 pls 1-150 [(partim)].

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Atlantic-Indo-Pacific Oceans.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental slope, mesopelagic, oceanic province.

Extra Ecological Information

To 1000 m depth.

 

General References

Pérez Farfante, I. & Kensley, B. 1997. Penaeoid and sergestoid shrimps and prawns of the world. Keys and diagnoses for the families and genera. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 175: 1-233 [200] (distribution information)

Sakai, K. & Nakano, T. 1983. Studies on the genus Sergestes (Crustacea, Decapoda) I. Sergestes (Sergia) japonicus Bate, 1881 and Sergestes (Sergia) mollis Smith, 1884. Researches on Crustacea 12: 97-110 [98] (redescribed and figured)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Dec-2019	DECAPODA Latreille, 1802	31-Jul-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Shane Ahyong
24-Apr-2012		24-Apr-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)