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Fields shown: 20 — same: 3, differ: 5, only one side holds a record: 4, neither holds one: 6, each has its own: 2.

Field	First Penaeus indicus HWT-SHRIMP-0004	Second Penaeus latisulcatus HWT-SHRIMP-0009	Comparison
Plate	© Laura Flamme; MNHN, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0	© Museums Victoria, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0	Each has its own
Stable identifier	HWT-SHRIMP-0004	HWT-SHRIMP-0009	Each has its own
Taxonomic rank	Species	Species	Same
Authority and year	H. Milne Edwards, 1837	Kishinouye, 1896	Differs
English name	Indian prawn Indian white prawn Indian white shrimp white prawn	The register holds no verified English name for this taxon.	Only the first has a record
Nationally approved Arabic name	No nationally approved Arabic name exists for this taxon; verified local names are shown in the next two rows, as what they are.	No nationally approved Arabic name exists for this taxon; verified local names are shown in the next two rows, as what they are.	Neither has a record
Local name — Red Sea A name recorded for this sea; it is not an occurrence record.	No verified local name is recorded for the Red Sea.	No verified local name is recorded for the Red Sea.	Neither has a record
Local name — Arabian Gulf A name recorded for this sea; it is not an occurrence record.	No verified local name is recorded for the Arabian Gulf.	No verified local name is recorded for the Arabian Gulf.	Neither has a record
Family	PENAEIDAE	PENAEIDAE	Same
Order	Decapoda	Decapoda	Same
National code	This record carries no national code.	This record carries no national code.	Neither has a record
Measured specimen length The length of a measured specimen, not the maximum length of the species.	The register holds no measured specimen length.	The register holds no measured specimen length.	Neither has a record
Published conservation status	No conservation assessment is published for this record.	No conservation assessment is published for this record.	Neither has a record
Distribution	Species composition of the survey catch: Penaeus indicus 2,860 individuals, 3% by number of 103,758. Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Reference 11 — Results 3.1 · verified According to the FAO sheet (1983): within the area from the south and east African coast to India and Sri Lanka, including Madagascar and the Red Sea, but “possibly absent or very rare in the Gulf of Oman and the Gulf”. A regional statement; no range on the Saudi Gulf coast is attributed to the species. Reference 110 — Penaeus (Fenneropenaeus) indicus sheet: geographical distribution · verified the evidence is a rendering of what the locator holds, not a verbatim quotation	Saudi Arabian Gulf coast: preserved specimens held by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (USNM) and published through GBIF, among them Safaniya (north of Safaniya Hill) (1982), Jurayd Island (north-east end) (1981), Abu Ali Island (1971). The GBIF records give Isabel Pérez Farfante as the determiner. Museum specimen records: not an estimate of abundance and not a statement about the species today. Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Reference 120 — Occurrence record · verified the evidence is a rendering of what the locator holds, not a verbatim quotation Reference 121 — Occurrence record · verified the evidence is a rendering of what the locator holds, not a verbatim quotation Reference 122 — Occurrence record · verified the evidence is a rendering of what the locator holds, not a verbatim quotation According to the FAO sheet (1983): within the area from south-east Africa to the Gulf of Oman and the “Gulf”, the Red Sea, Madagascar, Mauritius, La Réunion and Seychelles; also the southern coast of India and Sri Lanka; further east from Burma to Korea and Japan, New Guinea, Australia and Fiji. A regional statement; the Saudi Gulf record of the species is the specimens named above. Reference 110 — Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus sheet: geographical distribution · verified the evidence is a rendering of what the locator holds, not a verbatim quotation	Differs
Morphology	According to the FAO identification sheet (western Indian Ocean, 1983): carapace hairless; rostrum slender and long, with 7 to 9 teeth on the dorsal margin and 4 to 6 on the ventral margin; gastrofrontal and hepatic crests absent. Colour: body pale pink to yellowish, semi-translucent, with olive-green to grey-blue speckles; rostral and middorsal abdominal crests mostly brown. A description for the western Indian Ocean (FAO Area 51), not a Saudi study. Reference 110 — Penaeus (Fenneropenaeus) indicus sheet: distinctive characters · verified the evidence is a rendering of what the locator holds, not a verbatim quotation	According to the FAO identification sheet (western Indian Ocean, 1983): carapace smooth; rostrum with 9 to 12 teeth on the dorsal margin and a single tooth on the ventral margin; gastrofrontal crest present; telson armed with 3 pairs of movable spines; no ischial spine on the first pereopod. Colour: body pale yellow to brown; dorsal crests dark brown; the pleura of the first 5 abdominal segments each with a short vertical red or brown stripe. A description for the western Indian Ocean (FAO Area 51), not a Saudi study. Reference 110 — Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus sheet: distinctive characters · verified the evidence is a rendering of what the locator holds, not a verbatim quotation	Differs
Habitat and distribution	According to the FAO sheet (1983): lives on shelf areas from the coast to about 90 m, most abundant in shallow water of less than 30 m on sand or mud (a slight preference for sandy bottoms); very euryhaline, tolerating salinities of more than 45 in the Red Sea (the unit symbol is illegible in the source copy read); caught by day as well as at night. A description for the western Indian Ocean (FAO Area 51), not a Saudi study. Reference 110 — Penaeus (Fenneropenaeus) indicus sheet: geographical distribution and behaviour · verified the evidence is a rendering of what the locator holds, not a verbatim quotation	According to the FAO sheet (1983): found from the coastline to depths of about 80 m, occasionally deeper, on sand or mud, with a clear preference in many localities for sandy substrates; nocturnal, burying in the seabed in daytime and emerging at night to feed. A description for the western Indian Ocean (FAO Area 51), not a Saudi study. Reference 110 — Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus sheet: geographical distribution and behaviour · verified the evidence is a rendering of what the locator holds, not a verbatim quotation	Differs
Study sample count	2860 Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Reference 11 — Results 3.1 (species composition, n = 103,758 individuals, shares by number) · verified	The register holds no row for this field.	Only the first has a record
Share of the study sample	3 % Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Reference 11 — Results 3.1 (species composition, n = 103,758 individuals, shares by number) · verified	The register holds no row for this field.	Only the first has a record
Identity and names	The register holds no row for this field.	WoRMS records the name Penaeus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896 as a “superseded combination”, its accepted name being Penaeus (Oleopenaeus) latisulcatus; the encyclopedia keeps the genus Penaeus as it does for its other species. Penaeus hathor is a separate accepted species that was originally described as a subspecies of P. latisulcatus. Reference 14 — AphiaRecordsByName, retrieved 17 October 2026 · verified the evidence is a rendering of what the locator holds, not a verbatim quotation	Only the second has a record
Sources	Reference 11 — Linking Biological Parameters to Fishery Management: Stock Assessment of Green Tiger Prawn, Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844 Along the Red Sea Coast of Saudi Arabia, 2025 Reference 14 — World Register of Marine Species, 2026 Reference 22 — الأنواع المستزرعة — الجمعية السعودية للاستزراع المائي (Saudi Aquaculture Society: cultured species) Reference 110 — FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishery Purposes: Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51), Penaeidae sheets, 1983	Reference 14 — World Register of Marine Species, 2026 Reference 110 — FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishery Purposes: Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51), Penaeidae sheets, 1983 Reference 120 — GBIF occurrence 1322872448: Penaeus latisulcatus, Safaniya (north of Safaniya Hill), 1982, specimen of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (USNM), 1982 Reference 121 — GBIF occurrence 1320675680: Penaeus latisulcatus, Jurayd Island (north-east end), 1981, specimen of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (USNM), 1981 Reference 122 — GBIF occurrence 1321434149: Penaeus latisulcatus, Abu Ali Island, 1971, specimen of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (USNM), 1971	Differs

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Same: Both sides hold the same value.
Differs: Both sides hold a value, and the two values are not the same.
Only the first / only the second has a record: The other side holds no row in the register for this field, and its cell says why.
Neither has a record: Neither side holds a row for this field.
Each has its own: A field whose two values are not compared: two identifiers, two plates; each record has its own.