Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Penaeus (Melicertus) plebejus

  • Author and date of publication

    Hess, 1865

  • Preferred Common name

    King Prawn

  • Other Common Names

    Eastern King Prawn, Sand Prawn

  • Date Identified

    1998

  • Identified By

    Dr Gary C. Poore - Museum Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    2

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    ESTPAC Survey (1997)

  • Collected By

    John H. Moverley

  • Collection Event Code

    EH02 061 98

  • Sampling Method

    Dredge

  • Date Visited From

    3/04/1997

  • Date Visited To

    3/04/1997

  • Depth From (m)

    0.1

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    EH02 061 98

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    New South Wales

  • Precise Location

    Nullica, Lower,

  • Latitude

    -37.0918

  • Longitude

    149.87

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84