Gecarcinus ruricola, author: Collection VLIZ
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1828, author: Hillewaert, Hans
Harryplax severus male paratype
Caridina maculata

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Penaeus (Oleopenaeus) plebejus Hess, 1865

Melicertus plebejus (Hess, 1865) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Penaeus canaliculatus var. australiensis Spence Bate, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Penaeus maccullochi Schmitt, 1926 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Penaeus plebejus Hess, 1865 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Penaeus plebejus Hess, 1865) Hess, W. (1865). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Decapoden-Krebse Ost-Australiens. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 31(1): 127-173, pls. 6-8. [details] OpenAccess publication
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Penaeus (Oleopenaeus) plebejus Hess, 1865. Accessed at: https://decanet.info/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1809243 on 2025-09-12
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original description (of Penaeus plebejus Hess, 1865) Hess, W. (1865). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Decapoden-Krebse Ost-Australiens. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 31(1): 127-173, pls. 6-8. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Penaeus canaliculatus var. australiensis Spence Bate, 1888) Bate, C. S. (1888). Report on the Crustacea Macrura collected by the Challenger during the years 1873–76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 24 (part 52): i–xc, 1–942, pls. 1–150., available online at http://19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-52/htm/doc.html [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Penaeus maccullochi Schmitt, 1926) Schmitt, W. L. (1926). Report on the Crustacea Macrura (Families Peneidae, Campylonotidae and Pan­dalidæ) obtained by the F.I.S. ”Endeavour” in Australian Seas. With notes on the species of ”Penæus” described by Haswell and contained, in part, in the collections of the Mcleay Museum, at the University of Sydney. <em>Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments Carried on by the F.I.S.”Endeavour”1909-14.</em> 5(6): 311-381. [details] Available for editors  PDF available
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English eastern king prawn [from synonym]  [details]
German Östliche Königsgarnele [from synonym]  [details]