Melicertus Explained

Melicertus is a genus of "king" prawns, comprising eight species which were previously classified as members of the genus Penaeus:^{[1] [2]}

• Melicertus canaliculatus (Olivier, 1811) - witch prawn
• Melicertus hathor (Burkenroad, 1959)
• Melicertus kerathurus (Forskål, 1775) - caramote prawn, striped prawn
• Melicertus latisulcatus (Kishinouye, 1896) - western king prawn (Australia)^{[3] [4]}
• Melicertus longistylus (Kubo, 1943) - redspot king prawn
• Melicertus marginatus (Randall, 1840) - aloha prawn
• Melicertus plebejus (Hess, 1865) - eastern king prawn
• Melicertus similis Chanda & Bhattacharya, 2002

Notes and References

1. Web site: Michael Türkay . 2009 . Melicertus Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1814 . . March 26, 2010.
2. Web site: Species under Melicertus. 2 January 2017 . Sea Life Base.
3. Web site: Western King Prawn 2018 . fish.gov.au. Fisheries Research and Development Corporation. 20 June 2018 . 23 November 2020.
4. Spencer Gulf Prawn Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus Fishery 2008/09: Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA Fisheries . C.D.. Dixon. G.E. . Hooper . S.D. . Roberts . SARDI Publication No. F2007/000770-4; SARDI Research Report Series No. 511. November 2010. 23 November 2020.