Funchalia taaningi Burkenroad, 1940 Prawn |
photo by
Dubosc, Jeff |
Family: | Penaeidae (penaeid shrimps) | |||
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Environment: | pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 1550 m | |||
Distribution: | Indo-Pacific. | |||
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Biology: | Maximum depth from Ref. 100849. Inhabits mesopelagic and bathypelagic zones (Ref. 97594). Characteristic elongated incisor process of the mandibles may indicate feeding by piercing and sucking body fluids of some pelagic animals (Ref. 100849). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
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