TWO NEW SPECIES OF METAPENAEOPSIS (CRUSTACEA DECAPODA PENAEIDAE) FROM SOUTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA

WA Museum Records and Supplements | Updated 1 decade ago

Abstract: Two new species of penaeid prawn, Metapenaeopsis fusca and Metapenaeopsis lindae are described from shallow south Western Australian waters, M. fusca can be separated from all other members of the genus by the strongly smooth convex dorsal carina of the third abdominal somite, and a short pterygostomial spine, M. lindae can be distinguished by the position of the stridulating organ, longitudinally grooved dorsal carina of the third abdominal segment, long pterygostomial spine and the apical processes on the male petasma,