Species Metapenaeopsis tarawensis Racek & Dall, 1965
- Metapenaeopsis tarawensis 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 [46 fig. 9a-d].
Type data:
Holotype AM P14246 ♀, Tarawa Group, Gilbert Island.
Paratype(s) AM P14246 1♂; AM P14247 1♀.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Ashmore Reef, Indo-west Pacific Oceans (Maldive Islands, New Caledonia, Gilbert Islands, French Polynesia).
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
Taken over sand and coral rubble substrates in reef areas, from low intertidal to 23 m depth.
General References
Crosnier, A. 1991. Crustacea Decapoda: Les Metapenaeopsis indo-ouest-pacifiques sans appareil stridulant (Penaeidae). Deuxième partie. pp. 155-297 in Crosnier, A. Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 9. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 152(A): 1-520 [241] (redescribed and figured)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |