Decapoda - Caridea - Palaemonidae - Nematopalaemon

Nematopalaemon schmitti (Holthuis, 1950)



World Distribution
(Sasaki, 2019) - WA, with Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil (Amapá) 5-60 m. Takeda (1983) 5-75 m. 201 m from Bullis & Thompson, R/V Oregon

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

Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 5-201 m

French Guiana and surroundings areas: Guiana, Suriname, Brazil (Amapŕ)
Palaemon (Nematopalaemon) schmitti Holthuis, 1950: 97, Suriname [ type locality]. — Durand, 1959: 31, French Guiana [R/V ORSOM II; det. Holthuis]. — Holthuis, 1952: 169, Suriname. — Holthuis, 1959a: 77, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana [British Guiana in distribution; "Palaemon schmitti occurs in large quantities in the river estuaries and, next to Xiphopenaeus kroyeri, it is commercially the most important prawn in Suriname"]. — Bullis & Thompson, 1965: 8, Brazil Amapá [R/V Oregon, st. 2066, 2°40' N, 47°55' W, 110 fathoms, 201 m]. — Coelho & Ramos, 1972: 145, Brazil Amapá [8–60 m]. — Tricart & Foubert, 2000, tab. 1, French Guiana [List].
Nematopalaemon schmitti – Takeda, 1983: 67, Suriname, French Guiana [15–50 m]. — Ramos-Porto & Coelho, 1998: 335, Brazil Amapá. — Coelho et al., 2006: tab. 3, Brazil Amapá. — Tavares, 2002b: 288, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil Amapá. — Ramos-Porto et al., 2003: 83, Brazil Amapá [R/V Almirante Paulo Moreira, 2°41’ N, 09°25’ W, 12/03/1998, 15 m; 2°09’ N, 48°58’ W, 04/05/1998, 14 m]. — Cintra et al., 2017: tab. 1-6, Brazil Amapá [bycatch of shrimp fisheries, 0–4°N, 27–47 m].
Distribution/Habitat – WA; Marine; 5–201 m.

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