''Melicertus'' is a genus of "king"
prawns
Prawn is a common name for small aquatic crustaceans with an exoskeleton and ten legs (which is a member of the order decapoda), some of which can be eaten.
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, comprising eight species which were previously classified as members of the genus ''
Penaeus'':
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Melicertus canaliculatus
''Melicertus'' is a genus of "king" prawns, comprising eight species which were previously classified as members of the genus '' Penaeus'':
*'' Melicertus canaliculatus'' (Olivier, 1811) - witch prawn
*''Melicertus hathor'' (Burkenroad, 1959)
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(Olivier, 1811) - witch prawn
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Melicertus hathor''
(Burkenroad, 1959)
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Melicertus kerathurus''
(Forskål, 1775) - caramote prawn, striped prawn
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Melicertus latisulcatus''
(Kishinouye, 1896) - western king prawn (Australia)
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Melicertus longistylus''
(Kubo, 1943) - redspot king prawn
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Melicertus marginatus''
(Randall, 1840) - aloha prawn
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Melicertus plebejus''
(Hess, 1865) - eastern king prawn
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Melicertus similis''
Chanda & Bhattacharya, 2002
References
Penaeidae
Crustaceans of Australia
Crustacean genera
Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
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