Decapoda - Dendrobranchiata - Penaeidae - Metapenaeopsis

Metapenaeopsis scotti Champion, 1973



World Distribution
Crosnier (1987 : 429) - Océan Indien occidental. Afrique orientale, Tanzanie et Afrique du Sud, Madagascar, Réunion. De 150-375 m.

(Chan & Yang, 2023, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos) - Previously reported from the Western Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of South Africa, Tanzania, Madagascar and Réunion island; at depths of 150-375 m (Crosnier 1987). Reported for the first time in Mozambique

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Soft bottom (mud or sand)

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 150-375 m

Mayotte data
Metapenaeopsis scotti - Chan & Yang, 2023, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos: 23, Near Glorieuses, North Madagascar. MIRIKY Stn DW3181, 12°36’S, 48°17’E, 324-316 m, 26 Jun. 2009, 1 male cl 16.6 mm (MNHN-IU-2010-1852).

Réunion data
Metapenaeopsis scotti - Crosnier, 1985 : 873 (Réunion, coll. Marion Dufresne, MD32, plusieurs stations en 1982, 210-375 m, MNHN). - Crosnier, 1987 : 428 (Réunion, sans doute depuis la campagne Mascareignes III, CH21, 22°21,1'S, 43°06,8'E, 300-350 m, 7/01/1986, MNHN Na10477 ; campagne MD32 non indiquée).

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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