Hadropenaeus lucasii
| Hadropenaeus lucasii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
| Family: | Solenoceridae |
| Genus: | Hadropenaeus |
| Species: | H. lucasii
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| Binomial name | |
| Hadropenaeus lucasii (Spence Bate, 1881)
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Hadropenaeus lucasii, commonly known by the FAO as the trident shrimp, is a species of decapod belonging to the family Solenoceridae.[1] It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, from Madagascar to Japan as well as Indonesia and Hawaii, at a depth of 180 to 500 m (590 to 1,640 ft).[2][1]
The species was originally described as Solenocera lucasii by Charles Spence Bate in 1881, who had collected it south of New Guinea at a depth of 130 fathoms (780 ft; 240 m).[3]
Description
Hadropenaeus lucasii grows to a maximum length of 7.25 cm (2.85 in) for males or 10 cm (3.9 in) for females – the carapace growing to up to 18.5 mm (0.73 in) or 25.5 mm (1.00 in) for males and females, respectively.[2] Its rostrum is short and has seven teeth.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Hadropenaeus lucasii (Spence Bate, 1881)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ a b Holthuis, L. B. (1980). FAO Species Catalogue (PDF). Vol. 1 - Shrimps and Prawns of the World. Food and Agriculture Organization. pp. 1–2. ISBN 92-5-100896-5.
- ^ a b Bate, C. S. (1881). "On the Penaeidae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 5: 185.