Deep-Sea name details
Pleoticus robustus (Smith, 1885)
158338 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158338)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Hymenopenaeus robustus Smith, 1885) Smith, S.I. (1885). On some genera and species of Penaeidae, mostly from dredgings off the east coast of the United States Fish Commission. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 8: 170-190., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.507.170 [details] 
Depth range Deep (more than 100 m)
Distribution Western Atlantic: commonly encountered from 35°N (Cape Hatteras) to French Guiana, but occasionally extending to 43°N...
Depth range Deep (more than 100 m) [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: commonly encountered from 35°N (Cape Hatteras) to French Guiana, but occasionally extending to 43°N...
Distribution Western Atlantic: commonly encountered from 35°N (Cape Hatteras) to French Guiana, but occasionally extending to 43°N (Scotian Shelf) [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Pleoticus robustus (Smith, 1885). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158338 on 2026-05-07
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Pleoticus robustus (Smith, 1885). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158338 on 2026-05-07
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original description
(of Hymenopenaeus robustus Smith, 1885) Smith, S.I. (1885). On some genera and species of Penaeidae, mostly from dredgings off the east coast of the United States Fish Commission. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 8: 170-190., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.507.170 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Pohle, G.W. 1988. A guide to the deep-sea shrimp and shrimp-like decapod Crustacea of Atlantic Canada. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 1657, 29 p. [details]
additional source Pérez Farfante, I.; Kensley, B. (1997). Penaeoid and sergestoid shrimps and prawns of the world. Keys and diagnoses for the families and genera. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 175: 1-233. [details] Available for editors
additional source Felder, D.L., Álvarez, F.,; Goy, J.W.; Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea, In: Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity. Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas). , available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details] Available for editors
additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Pohle, G.W. 1988. A guide to the deep-sea shrimp and shrimp-like decapod Crustacea of Atlantic Canada. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 1657, 29 p. [details]
additional source Pérez Farfante, I.; Kensley, B. (1997). Penaeoid and sergestoid shrimps and prawns of the world. Keys and diagnoses for the families and genera. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 175: 1-233. [details] Available for editors
additional source Felder, D.L., Álvarez, F.,; Goy, J.W.; Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea, In: Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity. Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas). , available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details] Available for editors
additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Depth range Deep (more than 100 m) [details]Distribution Western Atlantic: commonly encountered from 35°N (Cape Hatteras) to French Guiana, but occasionally extending to 43°N (Scotian Shelf) [details]
Habitat Soft bottom (mud or sand) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | royal red shrimproyal red prawn | [details] |
| French | gamba royale rouge | [details] |
| German | Königs-Rotgarnele | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pleoticus robustus)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ Pleoticus robustus)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ Pleoticus robustus)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (277 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pleoticus robustus)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ Pleoticus robustus)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ Pleoticus robustus)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (277 records)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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