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Decapoda - Dendrobranchiata - Solenoceridae - Mesopenaeus

Mesopenaeus tropicalis (Bouvier, 1905)

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World Distribution
Felder et al. (2009) - Western Atlantic, 11-915 m. NCar–GMx–Brazil.
Alves-Júnior, F. A et al. (2017, Zootaxa) - Brazil

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

Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 11-915 m

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: Lesser Antilles, ICA (Dominica, Barbados), IOV (Testigos, Tortuga). 11-915 m. WA.
Parartemesia tropicalis Bouvier, 1905a: 748, 'Antilles' [R/V Blake, 80-175 brasses].
Haliporus tropicalis - A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1909: 217, Barbados [R/V Blake, 76 brasses, 139 m].
Mesopenaeus tropicalis - Pérez Farfante, 1977: 332, Dominica, Barbados [R/V Blake, R/V Pillsbury], Testigos, Tortuga [R/V Pillsbury, R/V Oregon]. - Lira et al., 2017a: 37, Testigos.

French Guiana and surroundings areas: Guiana, Suriname, Brazil (Amapà)
Mesopenaeus tropicalis – Perez Farfante, 1977: 332, Brazil Amapá [R/V Oregon st. 2080, 2°04'N, 47°00' W, 125 fathoms, 229 m, 17 November 1957, mouth of the Amazon River, 1 male, 1 female, USNM]. — D'Incao,1998: 316, Brazil Amapá. — Ramos-Porto et al., 2000: 76, Brazil Amapá [Distribution]. — Coelho et al., 2006: tab. 1, Brazil Amapá.

Distribution/Habitat – WA; Marine; 11–915 m.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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