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Two published records side by side, field by field. Each row says in words whether the two sides are the same, differ, or only one holds a record, and each empty cell says why it is empty. Only published records appear, and every value carries its reference.

Fields side by side

Fields shown: 18 — same: 3, differ: 6, only one side holds a record: 0, neither holds one: 7, each has its own: 2.

Field First Penaeus latisulcatus HWT-SHRIMP-0009 Second Metapenaeus affinis HWT-SHRIMP-0007 Comparison
Plate
  • Penaeus latisulcatus © Museums Victoria, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
  • Metapenaeus affinis © Laura Flamme; MNHN, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
Each has its own
Stable identifier
  • HWT-SHRIMP-0009
  • HWT-SHRIMP-0007
Each has its own
Taxonomic rank
  • Species
  • Species
Same
Authority and year
  • Kishinouye, 1896
  • (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
Differs
English name The register holds no verified English name for this taxon. The register holds no verified English name for this taxon. Neither 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 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
  • 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
  • Saudi Arabian Gulf coast: preserved specimens held by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (USNM) and published through GBIF, among them Manifa Bay (1982), Oqair Bay (1974), Manifa (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 114 — Occurrence record · verified the evidence is a rendering of what the locator holds, not a verbatim quotation Reference 115 — Occurrence record · verified the evidence is a rendering of what the locator holds, not a verbatim quotation Reference 116 — 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 it occurs in the “Gulf” and the Arabian Sea from the Gulf of Oman to south India, and in Sri Lanka; further east as far as the Philippines and Taiwan Island. A regional statement; the Saudi record of the species is the specimens named above. Reference 110 — Metapenaeus affinis 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 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
  • According to the FAO identification sheet (western Indian Ocean, 1983): generally almost the entire body pubescent (rarely partly or completely hairless); rostrum with 8 to 11 teeth along the entire dorsal margin, slightly sinuous; telson armed only with spinules; an ischial spine on the first pereopod. Colour: body pale greenish to pale pinkish, sometimes green-bluish or pink-brownish, with green or red-brown specks; antennae red. A description for the western Indian Ocean (FAO Area 51), not a Saudi study. Reference 110 — Metapenaeus affinis 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): 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
  • According to the FAO sheet (1983): found from the coast to depths of about 55 m (occasionally deeper, to 90 m), mainly on mud or sandy-mud; juveniles live in estuaries and backwaters. A description for the western Indian Ocean (FAO Area 51), not a Saudi study. Reference 110 — Metapenaeus affinis sheet: geographical distribution and behaviour · verified the evidence is a rendering of what the locator holds, not a verbatim quotation
Differs
Identity and names
  • 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
  • Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS): Metapenaeus affinis (H. Milne Edwards, 1837), an accepted species in its own right and not a synonym of Metapenaeus monoceros. Reference 14 — AphiaRecordsByName, retrieved 17 October 2026 · verified the evidence is a rendering of what the locator holds, not a verbatim quotation
Differs
Sources Differs

An empty cell describes the register, not the animal: it does not mean the value is zero, or that science does not know it. A row carrying a state phrase ("unknown", "not recorded in the source") holds an explicit record saying so. A local name recorded for a sea is not an occurrence record, and a value two records share does not make them one record.

What the words in the comparison column mean
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.