WoRMS name details
Plesiopenaeus edwardsianus (Johnson, 1868)
210426 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:210426)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Plesiopenaeus Spence Bate, 1881 accepted as Cerataspis Gray, 1828
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Penaeus edwardsianus Johnson, 1868) Johnson, J.Y. (1868). Descriptions of a new genus and a new species of macrurous decapod crustacean belonging to the Penaeidae, discovered at Madeira. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867: 895-901 [imprint 1867]. [details] 
Description Atlantic species; also reported from the Indo-West Pacific, but it is not clear whether the specimens really belong to this...
Description Described in 1867 according to Champion 1973 <163>.
Description Atlantic species; also reported from the Indo-West Pacific, but it is not clear whether the specimens really belong to this species <168>. Described as cosmopolitan in <273>. [details]
Description Described in 1867 according to Champion 1973 <163>.
Description Described in 1867 according to Champion 1973 <163>. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Plesiopenaeus edwardsianus (Johnson, 1868). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210426 on 2025-11-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Penaeus edwardsianus Johnson, 1868) Johnson, J.Y. (1868). Descriptions of a new genus and a new species of macrurous decapod crustacean belonging to the Penaeidae, discovered at Madeira. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867: 895-901 [imprint 1867]. [details]
basis of record Holthuis, L. B. (1980). FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 1 - Shrimps and Prawns of the World. An Annotated Catalogue of Species of Interest to Fisheries. <em>FAO Fisheries Synopsis.</em> 125 (Vol. 1): i-xvii, 1-271. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Holthuis, L. B. (1980). FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 1 - Shrimps and Prawns of the World. An Annotated Catalogue of Species of Interest to Fisheries. <em>FAO Fisheries Synopsis.</em> 125 (Vol. 1): i-xvii, 1-271. [details] Available for editors
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context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Atlantic species; also reported from the Indo-West Pacific, but it is not clear whether the specimens really belong to this species <168>. Described as cosmopolitan in <273>. [details]Description Described in 1867 according to Champion 1973 <163>. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | scarlet shrimpscarlet gamba prawngreat red shrimp | [details] |
| French | gambon ècarlatcrevette impèriale | [details] |
| German | rote RiesengarneleAtlantische Rote Riesengarnele | [details] |
| Japanese | オオミツトゲチヒロエビsukaretto-shurinpu | [details] |
| Portuguese | carabineiro-cardenal | [details] |
| Russian | imperiale | [details] |
| Spanish | langostino morunochorizo rojocarabinero | [details] |
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