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BPBM 587Invertebrate Zoology
Metapenaeus monoceros
Speckled shrimp
As recorded: Penaeus monoceros Fabricius, 1798
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Penaeidae
- Locality
- Port Jackson
- Island
- Port Jackson
- Region
- Australia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Metapenaeus monoceros observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-01.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metapenaeus monoceros. BPBM 587. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37957225. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/587.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37957225 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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