Melicertus

Melicertus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Dendrobranchiata
Family:	Penaeidae
Genus:	Melicertus; Rafinesque, 1814
Type species
	Melicertus tigrinus as a synonym of Melicertus kerathurus; Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1814

Melicertus is a genus of "king" prawns, comprising eight species which were previously classified as members of the genus Penaeus:^[1]^[2]

(Olivier, 1811) - witch prawn
(Burkenroad, 1959)
Melicertus kerathurus (Forskål, 1775) - caramote prawn, striped prawn
Melicertus latisulcatus (Kishinouye, 1896) - western king prawn (Australia)^[3]^[4]
(Kubo, 1943) - redspot king prawn
(Randall, 1840) - aloha prawn
(Hess, 1865) - eastern king prawn
Chanda & Bhattacharya, 2002

References[]

^ Michael Türkay (2009). "Melicertus Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1814". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
^ "Species under Melicertus". Sea Life Base. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
^ "Western King Prawn 2018". fish.gov.au. Fisheries Research and Development Corporation. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^ Dixon, C.D.; Hooper, G.E.; Roberts, S.D. (November 2010). Spencer Gulf Prawn Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus Fishery 2008/09: Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA Fisheries (PDF) (Report). SARDI Publication No. F2007/000770-4; SARDI Research Report Series No. 511. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

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