species: Unidentified penaeid 1 in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Lizard Island area: all known taxa > Animalia > Arthropoda > Crustacea > Malacostraca > Decapoda > Penaeidae > Unidentified penaeid 1 (gallery)

Unidentified penaeid 1

©Anne Hoggett: Prawn about 8 cm long at night in shallow water off beach in front of Lizard Island Research Station.

©Anne Hoggett: These prawns can bury themselves in sand very quickly; Lizard Island off Research Station.

©Anne Hoggett: This seems to be a smaller individual (about 4 cm long) of the same species as above, found at the same time and place.

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Arthropoda

Class Malacostraca

Order Decapoda

Family Penaeidae

Species Unidentified penaeid 1

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Distinguishing features still need to be specified.