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Penaeus (melicertus) plebejus (Hess,1865)

Eastern king prawn



Cameron Cotterell (2011)

  

 

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Coral lagoons; new nursery habitat?


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The main feature that discerns The Eastern King Prawn from other prawn species, is the single rostral tooth on the underside of the rostrum (as seen in the diagram below).
     
   Figure4:Diagram of an Eastern king prawn showing the single tooth on bottom side of rostrum. (original image modified from The Department of Industry and Investment 2010)
 
 
This prawn was identified using the following two resources

Grey, D.L., Dall, W. & Baker, A. 1983. A guide to the Australian Penaeid Prawns. (Northern Territory Government Printing Office: Darwin). Pp. 140.

Young, P.C. 1977. A working key to the common species of juvenile penaeid prawns from Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia (Penaeidae: Natantia). Report no. 72. CSIRO, Division of Fisheries and Oceanography: Marine Laboratories, Cronulla, Sydney. Pp. 14.

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