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Western King Prawn
Penaeus latisulcatus
The western king prawn is an edible dendrobranch prawn endemic to western and southern Australia. Its scientific name is Penaeus latisulcatus; it has been classified in the genus Melicertus, and is currently treated in the subgenus Oleopenaeus along with P. (O.) hathor and the eastern king prawn P. (O.) plebejus. It is caught by commercial fishers for human food.
From the article Western king prawn on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Western king prawns are bottom-dwellers that prefer sandy substrate and high salinity. Juveniles develop on sandy and muddy intertidal areas within mud-flat and mangrove habitats. Western king prawns burrow during the day and are active at night, with higher activity during dark moon phases.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and behaviour”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1071981.