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Decapoda - Dendrobranchiata - Penaeidae - Penaeopsis

Penaeopsis balssi Ivanov & Hassan, 1976

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World Distribution
(Chan & Yang, 2023, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos) - Western Indian Ocean from the eastern coast of South Africa to Somalia, Madagascar and Saya de Malha Bank; at depths of 200-977 m (Pérez Farfante 1980; de Freitas 1985; Pérez Farfante & Kensley 1997). Also New Caledonia (? Crosnier unpublished).

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

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 200-977 m

Mayotte data
Penaeopsis balssi - Chan & Yang, 2023, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos: 29, Near Glorieuses, North Madagascar. MIRIKY Stn DW3181, 12°36’S, 48°17’E, 324-316 m, 26 Jun. 2009, 1 male cl 22.5 mm (MNHN-IU-2010-1858).

New Caledonia data
Musorstom 5 Nouvelle Caledonie, CC365. Probably from Crosnier unpublished.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

This species in Worms Database