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Fischer, W.; Bianchi, G. (1984). FAO Species identification sheets For Fisheries Purposes: Western Indian Ocean. FAO, Rome.
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FAO Species identification sheets For Fisheries Purposes: Western Indian Ocean
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Acetes erythraeus Nobili, 1906 (basis of record)
Acetes indicus H. Milne Edwards, 1830 (basis of record)
Acetes japonicus Kishinouye, 1905 (basis of record)
Acetes johni Nataraj, 1949 (basis of record)
Acetes sibogae Hansen, 1919 (basis of record)
Alpheus euphrosyne De Man, 1897 (basis of record)
Alpheus malabaricus (Fabricius, 1775) (basis of record)
Aristaeomorpha woodmasoni Calman, 1925 (basis of record)
Aristeus alcocki Ramadan, 1938 (basis of record)
Aristeus antennatus (Risso, 1816) (additional source)
Aristeus mabahissae Ramadan, 1938 (basis of record)
Atypopenaeus compressipes (Henderson, 1893) (additional source)
Atypopenaeus stenodactylus (Stimpson, 1860) (basis of record)
Exhippolysmata ensirostris (Kemp, 1914) (basis of record)
Exopalaemon styliferus (H. Milne Edwards, 1840) accepted as Palaemon styliferus H. Milne Edwards, 1840 (basis of record)
Gordonella villosa (Alcock & Anderson, 1894) (basis of record)
Haliporoides triarthrus Stebbing, 1914 (basis of record)
Haliporus taprobanensis Alcock & Anderson, 1899 (basis of record)
Hemipenaeus carpenteri Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 (basis of record)
Hemipenaeus spinidorsalis Spence Bate, 1881 (basis of record)
Hepomadus tener Smith, 1884 (additional source)
Heterocarpus laevigatus Spence Bate, 1888 (additional source)
Heterocarpus woodmasoni Alcock, 1901 (basis of record)
Hymenopenaeus fattahi Ramadan, 1938 (basis of record)
Hymenopenaeus furici Crosnier, 1978 (basis of record)
Hymenopenaeus halli Bruce, 1966 (basis of record)
Hymenopenaeus laevis (Spence Bate, 1881) (basis of record)
Hymenopenaeus propinquus (De Man, 1907) (basis of record)
Hymenopenaeus sewelli Ramadan, 1938 (basis of record)
Ibacus novemdentatus Gibbes, 1850 (basis of record)
Justitia mauritiana (Miers, 1882) accepted as Justitia longimana (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (basis of record)
Leander styliferus (H. Milne Edwards, 1840) accepted as Exopalaemon styliferus (H. Milne Edwards, 1840) accepted as Palaemon styliferus H. Milne Edwards, 1840 (source of synonymy)
Leander tenuipes Henderson, 1893 accepted as Nematopalaemon tenuipes (Henderson, 1893) (source of synonymy)
Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) (basis of record)
Leptocarpus potamiscus (Kemp, 1917) (basis of record)
Linuparus somniosus Berry & George, 1972 (source of synonymy)
Linuparus trigonus (von Siebold, 1824) (additional source)
Macrobrachium australe (Guérin-Méneville, 1838) (basis of record)
Macrobrachium equidens (Dana, 1852) (basis of record)
Macrobrachium idae (Heller, 1862) (basis of record)
Macrobrachium lar (Fabricius, 1798) (basis of record)
Macrobrachium malcolmsonii (H. Milne Edwards, 1844) (basis of record)
Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879) (basis of record)
Macrobrachium rude (Heller, 1862) (basis of record)
Macrobrachium scabriculum (Heller, 1862) (basis of record)
Metanephrops andamanicus (Wood-Mason, 1892) (basis of record)
Metapenaeopsis stridulans (Alcock, 1905) (basis of record)
Metapenaeopsis toloensis Hall, 1962 (basis of record)
Metapenaeus affinis (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (basis of record)
Metapenaeus alcocki George & Rao, 1968 (basis of record)
Metapenaeus brevicornis (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (basis of record)
Metapenaeus burkenroadi Kubo, 1954 accepted as Metapenaeus moyebi (Kishinouye, 1896) (source of synonymy)
Metapenaeus dobsoni (Miers, 1878) (basis of record)
Metapenaeus elegans De Man, 1907 (basis of record)
Metapenaeus ensis (De Haan, 1844) (basis of record)
Metapenaeus lysianassa (De Man, 1888) (basis of record)
Metapenaeus mastersii Hall, 1962 accepted as Metapenaeus ensis (De Haan, 1844) (basis of record)
Metapenaeus monoceros (Fabricius, 1798) (additional source)
Metapenaeus moyebi (Kishinouye, 1896) (basis of record)
Metapenaeus mutatus (Lanchester, 1901) accepted as Metapenaeus affinis (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (source of synonymy)
Metapenaeus stebbingi Nobili, 1904 (additional source)
Nematopalaemon tenuipes (Henderson, 1893) (basis of record)
Nephropsis stewarti Wood-Mason, 1872 (basis of record)
Palaemon carcinus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Macrobrachium carcinus (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Palaemon rudis Heller, 1862 accepted as Macrobrachium rude (Heller, 1862) (source of synonymy)
Palaemon styliferus H. Milne Edwards, 1840 (source of synonymy)
Palaemon tenuipes (Henderson, 1893) accepted as Nematopalaemon tenuipes (Henderson, 1893) (source of synonymy)
Palinurellus wieneckii (De Man, 1881) accepted as Phyllamphion elegans Reinhardt, 1849 (basis of record)
Palinurus delagoae Barnard, 1926 (basis of record)
Panulirus homarus (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Panulirus longipes (A. Milne-Edwards, 1868) (basis of record)
Panulirus ornatus (Fabricius, 1798) (additional source)
Panulirus penicillatus (Olivier, 1791) (basis of record)
Panulirus versicolor (Latreille, 1804) (basis of record)
Parahepomadus vaubani Crosnier, 1978 (basis of record)
Parapenaeopsis acclivirostris Alcock, 1905 accepted as Batepenaeopsis acclivirostris (Alcock, 1905) (basis of record)
Parapenaeopsis cornuta (Kishinouye, 1900) accepted as Kishinouyepenaeopsis cornuta (Kishinouye, 1900) (basis of record)
Parapenaeopsis coromandelica Alcock, 1906 (basis of record)
Parapenaeopsis hardwickii (Miers, 1878) accepted as Mierspenaeopsis hardwickii (Miers, 1878) (basis of record)
Parapenaeopsis maxillipedo Alcock, 1905 accepted as Kishinouyepenaeopsis maxillipedo (Alcock, 1905) (basis of record)
Parapenaeopsis probata Hall, 1961 accepted as Ganjampenaeopsis uncta (Alcock, 1905) (source of synonymy)
Parapenaeopsis sculptilis (Heller, 1862) accepted as Mierspenaeopsis sculptilis (Heller, 1862) (basis of record)
Parapenaeopsis stylifera (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (basis of record)
Parapenaeopsis uncta Alcock, 1905 accepted as Ganjampenaeopsis uncta (Alcock, 1905) (basis of record)
Parapenaeus longipes Alcock, 1905 (basis of record)
Parribacus antarcticus (Lund, 1793) (basis of record)
Penaeopsis balssi Ivanov & Hassan, 1976 (basis of record)
Penaeopsis jerryi Pérez Farfante, 1979 (basis of record)
Penaeus bubulus Kubo, 1949 accepted as Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 (source of synonymy)
Penaeus canaliculatus (Olivier, 1811) (basis of record)
Penaeus indicus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (basis of record)
Penaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888 (basis of record)
Penaeus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896 (basis of record)
Penaeus merguiensis De Man, 1888 (basis of record)
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 (basis of record)
Penaeus penicillatus Alcock, 1905 (basis of record)
Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844 (basis of record)
Pleoticus steindachneri (Balss, 1914) (basis of record)
Plesionika ensis (A. Milne-Edwards, 1881) (additional source)
Plesiopenaeus armatus (Spence Bate, 1881) accepted as Cerataspis monstrosus Gray, 1828 (additional source)
Aldabra for Chelonia mydas agassizii (Bocourt, 1868) 
Aldabra for Eretmochelys imbricata bissa (Rüppell, 1835) 
Chagos for Eretmochelys imbricata bissa (Rüppell, 1835) 
Chagos for Parribacus antarcticus (Lund, 1793) 
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Chelonia mydas agassizii (Bocourt, 1868) 
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Chelonia mydas agassizii (Bocourt, 1868) 
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Eretmochelys imbricata bissa (Rüppell, 1835) 
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Panulirus penicillatus (Olivier, 1791) 
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Panulirus versicolor (Latreille, 1804) 
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Penaeus canaliculatus (Olivier, 1811) 
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Penaeus indicus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Penaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888 
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Penaeus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896 
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844 
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Trachypenaeus curvirostris (Stimpson, 1860) 
Kenya for Exhippolysmata ensirostris (Kemp, 1914) 
Kenya for Macrobrachium rude (Heller, 1862) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Acetes erythraeus Nobili, 1906 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Chelonia mydas agassizii (Bocourt, 1868) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Eretmochelys imbricata bissa (Rüppell, 1835) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Heterocarpus woodmasoni Alcock, 1901 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Ibacus novemdentatus Gibbes, 1850 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Linuparus somniosus Berry & George, 1972 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Metanephrops andamanicus (Wood-Mason, 1892) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Metapenaeus monoceros (Fabricius, 1798) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Metapenaeus stebbingi Nobili, 1904 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Nematopalaemon tenuipes (Henderson, 1893) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Panulirus homarus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Panulirus longipes (A. Milne-Edwards, 1868) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Panulirus ornatus (Fabricius, 1798) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Panulirus penicillatus (Olivier, 1791) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Panulirus versicolor (Latreille, 1804) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Parapenaeopsis acclivirostris Alcock, 1905 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Parribacus antarcticus (Lund, 1793) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Penaeopsis balssi Ivanov & Hassan, 1976 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Penaeus canaliculatus (Olivier, 1811) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Penaeus indicus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Penaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Penaeus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Scyllarides squammosus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Scyllarus batei Holthuis, 1946 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Solenocera choprai Nataraj, 1945 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Thenus orientalis (Lund, 1793) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Trachypenaeus curvirostris (Stimpson, 1860) 
Madagascar for Acetes erythraeus Nobili, 1906 
Madagascar for Caretta caretta gigas (Deraniyagala, 1939) 
Madagascar for Chelonia mydas agassizii (Bocourt, 1868) 
Madagascar for Eretmochelys imbricata bissa (Rüppell, 1835) 
Madagascar for Exhippolysmata ensirostris (Kemp, 1914) 
Madagascar for Heterocarpus woodmasoni Alcock, 1901 
Madagascar for Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) 
Madagascar for Macrobrachium equidens (Dana, 1852) 
Madagascar for Macrobrachium rude (Heller, 1862) 
Madagascar for Metanephrops andamanicus (Wood-Mason, 1892) 
Madagascar for Metapenaeus monoceros (Fabricius, 1798) 
Madagascar for Metapenaeus stebbingi Nobili, 1904 
Madagascar for Nephropsis stewarti Wood-Mason, 1872 
Madagascar for Palinurus delagoae Barnard, 1926 
Madagascar for Panulirus homarus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Madagascar for Panulirus longipes (A. Milne-Edwards, 1868) 
Madagascar for Panulirus ornatus (Fabricius, 1798) 
Madagascar for Panulirus penicillatus (Olivier, 1791) 
Madagascar for Panulirus versicolor (Latreille, 1804) 
Madagascar for Parapenaeopsis acclivirostris Alcock, 1905 
Madagascar for Penaeopsis balssi Ivanov & Hassan, 1976 
Madagascar for Penaeopsis jerryi Pérez Farfante, 1979 
Madagascar for Penaeus canaliculatus (Olivier, 1811) 
Madagascar for Penaeus indicus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 
Madagascar for Penaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888 
Madagascar for Penaeus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896 
Madagascar for Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 
Madagascar for Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844 
Madagascar for Thenus orientalis (Lund, 1793) 
Madagascar for Trachypenaeus curvirostris (Stimpson, 1860) 
Maldives Exclusive Economic Zone for Hymenopenaeus sewelli Ramadan, 1938 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Chelonia mydas agassizii (Bocourt, 1868) 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Eretmochelys imbricata bissa (Rüppell, 1835) 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Justitia mauritiana (Miers, 1882) 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Metapenaeus monoceros (Fabricius, 1798) 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Metapenaeus stebbingi Nobili, 1904 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Nematopalaemon tenuipes (Henderson, 1893) 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Palinurellus wieneckii (De Man, 1881) 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Panulirus longipes (A. Milne-Edwards, 1868) 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Panulirus ornatus (Fabricius, 1798) 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Panulirus penicillatus (Olivier, 1791) 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Panulirus versicolor (Latreille, 1804) 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Parapenaeopsis acclivirostris Alcock, 1905 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Parribacus antarcticus (Lund, 1793) 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Penaeus canaliculatus (Olivier, 1811) 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Penaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Penaeus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Scyllarides squammosus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Thenus orientalis (Lund, 1793) 
English andaman lobster for Metanephrops andamanicus (Wood-Mason, 1892)
English banana shrimp for Penaeus merguiensis De Man, 1888
English blunt locust lobster for Scyllarides squammosus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
English Cape locust lobster for Scyllarides elisabethae (Ortmann, 1894)
English coarse shrimp [from synonym] for Trachypenaeus granulosus (Haswell, 1879)
English coastal mud shrimp for Solenocera crassicornis (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
English coral shrimp [from synonym] for Parapenaeopsis cornuta (Kishinouye, 1900)
English Coromandel shrimp for Parapenaeopsis coromandelica Alcock, 1906
English deep-sea mud shrimp for Solenocera hextii Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
English fiddler shrimp for Metapenaeopsis stridulans (Alcock, 1905)
English fine shrimp for Metapenaeus elegans De Man, 1907
English flamingo shrimp for Parapenaeus longipes Alcock, 1905
English flathead locust lobster for Thenus orientalis (Lund, 1793)
English giant tiger prawn for Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798
English Gondwana shrimp for Penaeopsis jerryi Pérez Farfante, 1979
English greasyback shrimp for Metapenaeus ensis (De Haan, 1844)
English green tiger prawn for Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844
English hairy river prawn for Macrobrachium rude (Heller, 1862)
English hawknose shrimp [from synonym] for Parapenaeopsis acclivirostris Alcock, 1905
English hunter shrimp for Exhippolysmata ensirostris (Kemp, 1914)
English Indian nylon shrimp for Heterocarpus woodmasoni Alcock, 1901
English Indian Ocean lobsterette for Nephropsis stewarti Wood-Mason, 1872
English Indian white shrimp for Penaeus indicus H. Milne Edwards, 1837
English Indo-Pacific furry lobster [from synonym] for Palinurellus wieneckii (De Man, 1881)
English Jinga shrimp for Metapenaeus affinis (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
English Kadal shrimp for Metapenaeus dobsoni (Miers, 1878)
English Kiddi shrimp for Parapenaeopsis stylifera (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
English knife shrimp for Haliporoides triarthrus Stebbing, 1914
English Kuruma shrimp for Penaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888
English longarm spiny lobster [from synonym] for Justitia mauritiana (Miers, 1882)
English longlegged spiny lobster for Panulirus longipes (A. Milne-Edwards, 1868)
English Malayan rough shrimp [from synonym] for Trachypeneus sedili Hall, 1961
English monsoon river prawn for Macrobrachium malcolmsonii (H. Milne Edwards, 1844)
English Moyebi shrimp for Metapenaeus moyebi (Kishinouye, 1896)
English Natal spiny lobster for Palinurus delagoae Barnard, 1926
English nird shrimp for Metapenaeus lysianassa (De Man, 1888)
English ornate spiny lobster for Panulirus ornatus (Fabricius, 1798)
English Pacific green sea turtle [from synonym] for Chelonia mydas agassizii (Bocourt, 1868)
English Pacific hawksbill turtle for Eretmochelys imbricata bissa (Rüppell, 1835)
English Pacific leatherback turtle [from synonym] for Dermochelys coriacea schlegelii (Garman, 1884)
English Pacific loggerhead turtle for Caretta caretta gigas (Deraniyagala, 1939)
English Pacific ridley turtle for Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829)
English painted spiny lobster for Panulirus versicolor (Latreille, 1804)
English peregrine shrimp for Metapenaeus stebbingi Nobili, 1904
English periscope shrimp for Atypopenaeus stenodactylus (Stimpson, 1860)
English pronghorn spiny lobster for Panulirus penicillatus (Olivier, 1791)
English rainbow shrimp [from synonym] for Parapenaeopsis sculptilis (Heller, 1862)
English redtail shrimp for Penaeus penicillatus Alcock, 1905
English ridgeback shrimp for Solenocera choprai Nataraj, 1945
English Roshna prawn [from synonym] for Exopalaemon styliferus (H. Milne Edwards, 1840)
English rough river prawn for Macrobrachium equidens (Dana, 1852)
English scalloped spiny lobster for Panulirus homarus (Linnaeus, 1758)
English sculptured slipper lobster for Parribacus antarcticus (Lund, 1793)
English scythe shrimp for Penaeopsis balssi Ivanov & Hassan, 1976
English smooth fan lobster for Ibacus novemdentatus Gibbes, 1850
English soft locust lobster [from synonym] for Scyllarus batei Holthuis, 1946
English southern rough shrimp [from synonym] for Trachypenaeus curvirostris (Stimpson, 1860)
English spear lobster for Linuparus somniosus Berry & George, 1972
English spear shrimp [from synonym] for Parapenaeopsis hardwickii (Miers, 1878)
English speckled shrimp for Metapenaeus monoceros (Fabricius, 1798)
English spider prawn for Nematopalaemon tenuipes (Henderson, 1893)
English Tolo velvet shrimp for Metapenaeopsis toloensis Hall, 1962
English torpedo shrimp [from synonym] for Parapenaeopsis maxillipedo Alcock, 1905
English uncta shrimp [from synonym] for Parapenaeopsis uncta Alcock, 1905
English western king prawn for Penaeus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896
English whip lobster for Puerulus sewelli Ramadan, 1938
English witch prawn for Penaeus canaliculatus (Olivier, 1811)
 Description

Mistaken with M. moyebi following Hall, 1962. (Fischer, W. & G. Bianchi) <134> [details]

 Description

Does not occur in the Western Indian Ocean but often misidentified as Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879) [details]

 Description

Occurs in FAO Fisheries Area 51 <134> [details]

 Distribution

Distribution: also known from the Mediterranean and East Atlantic [details]

 Distribution

Distribution: cosmopolitan <273>. [details]

 Distribution

Distribution: cosmopolitan <273>. [details]

 Distribution

Distribution: also known from Indonesia and Maledives <273>. [details]

 Distribution

Distribution: only known from the type locality <273>. [details]

 Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific, also distributed in Australia in Kalk (1958). [details]

 Distribution

Distribution: cosmopolitan <273>. [details]

 Distribution

Distribution: also known from Sulu Sea <273>. [details]

 Distribution

Distribution: widespread in the Indo-West Pacific <273>. [details]

 Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific, also distributed in Australia in Kalk (1958). [details]

 Remark

Other scientific names in use Hippolysmata ensirostris (Kemp,1914) in Fischer, W & G. Bianchi 1984 <134> [details]

 Remark

See remark with H. calmani [details]

 Remark

Also recorded from the Mascarene Ridge banks <134>. [details]

 Remark

Many of the pre-1976 records for this species may actually refer to other, more or less releated species (eg ... [details]

 Remark

Specimens identified by Alcock as this species are P. monodon, those by Stebbing are P. indicus (Barnard 1950 <91>. [details]

 Spelling

Spelled Sicyona in <134> [details]

 Type locality

Maledives [details]