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Melicertus kerathurus (Forskål, 1775)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Malacostraca
order
Decapoda
family
Penaeidae
genus
Penaeus
species
Penaeus kerathurus

Name

Homonyms
Melicertus kerathurus (Forskål, 1775)
Common names
Caramot, Caramota (La), Gros ligubam, Llagosti in Occitan (post 1500)
Otarrainska in Basque
camarón langostino español in Spanish
caramote in French
caramote prawn in English
Furchenkrebse in German
Krabbe in German
camarao in Portuguese
camarao-de-Quarteira in Portuguese
camarao-de-praia in Portuguese
camarote in French
camarote prawn in English
crevette du Maroc in French
crevette royale in French
crevette tigrèe in French
furchengarnele in German
gamba-manchada in Portuguese
gambero imperiale in Italian
gros ligubam in French
kurumaebi-zoku in Japanese
langostino tigre in Spanish
llagostí in Catalan–Valencian
mazzancolla in Italian
prawn in English
rote Furchenkrebse in German
sipakh in Wolof
spannocchio in Italian
striped shrimp in English
tiger shrimp in English
tigrovaya krevetka in Russian
triplegrooved shrimp in English
Μαύρη γαρίδα in Greek, Modern (1453-)

Bibliographic References

  1. De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589.
  2. De Grave, Sammy, and C. H. J. M. Fransen, 2011: Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the Dendrobranchiate, Stenopodidean, Procarididean and Caridean Shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden, vol. 85, no. 9. 195-589.
  3. Holthuis, L. B., 1980: Shrimps and Prawns of the World: An Annotated Catalogue of Species of Interest to Fisheries. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 1. xvii + 271.
  4. Pérez Farfante, I.; Kensley, B. (1997). Penaeoid and sergestoid shrimps and prawns of the world. Keys and diagnoses for the families and genera. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 175: 1-233.
  5. Pérez Farfante, Isabel, and Brian Kensley, 1997: Penaeoid and Sergestoid Shrimps and Prawns of the World: Keys and Diagnoses for the Families and Genera. Mémoirs du Muséum nationale d'Histoire naturelle, tome 175. 233.
  6. Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292
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