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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: 20 — same: 3, differ: 8, only one side holds a record: 1, neither holds one: 6, each has its own: 2.

Field First Penaeus monodon HWT-SHRIMP-0006 Second Penaeus indicus HWT-SHRIMP-0004 Comparison
Plate
  • Penaeus monodon © (c) Afsar Nayakkan, some rights reserved (CC BY), via iNaturalist observation 284214961 · CC BY 4.0
  • Penaeus indicus © Laura Flamme; MNHN, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
Each has its own
Stable identifier
  • HWT-SHRIMP-0006
  • HWT-SHRIMP-0004
Each has its own
Taxonomic rank
  • Species
  • Species
Same
Authority and year
  • Fabricius, 1798
  • H. Milne Edwards, 1837
Differs
English name
  • giant tiger prawn
  • black tiger prawn
  • Asian tiger shrimp
  • Indian prawn
  • Indian white prawn
  • Indian white shrimp
  • white prawn
Differs
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 Red Sea: recorded but rare, 17 individuals (0.02% by number) in the fishery-independent trawl surveys off Jizan and Al Qunfudhah, October 2022 to September 2023. Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Reference 11 — Results 3.1 · verified
  • According to the FAO sheet (1983): within the area from south and east Africa to the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, the west coast of Madagascar, Mauritius and La Réunion, and from Pakistan to south India and Sri Lanka, extending east as far as China and Japan, the Philippines, New Guinea and Australia. A regional statement that does not name Saudi Arabia. Reference 110 — Penaeus (Penaeus) monodon sheet: geographical distribution · verified the evidence is a rendering of what the locator holds, not a verbatim quotation
  • 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
Differs
General description
  • Maximum total length (TL) printed by the FAO sheet (1983): males 26.8 cm, females 33.7 cm; the sheet calls it the largest penaeid known. It is a maximum recorded total length, not a common size and not a measurement made in Saudi waters. Reference 110 — Penaeus (Penaeus) monodon sheet: size · verified the evidence is a rendering of what the locator holds, not a verbatim quotation
The register holds no row for this field. Only the first has a record
Morphology
  • According to the FAO identification sheet (western Indian Ocean, 1983): carapace smooth; rostrum with 7 or 8 teeth on the dorsal margin and 3 or 4 (rarely 2) on the ventral margin; gastrofrontal crest absent; fifth pereopod without an exopod. Colour: body green-grey to brown, sometimes reddish or bluish; abdomen with dark brown to dark grey and pale yellow dorsal transverse bands; antennae uniform pink-brown. A description for the western Indian Ocean (FAO Area 51), not a Saudi study. Reference 110 — Penaeus (Penaeus) monodon 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 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
Differs
Habitat and distribution
  • According to the FAO sheet (1983): found from the coast to about 150 m, occasionally deeper; the largest concentrations are fished in less than 60 m on mud or sand, sometimes mixed with shell fragments; juveniles are found in mangrove swamps, estuaries or backwaters; more easily available at night. A description for the western Indian Ocean (FAO Area 51), not a Saudi study. Reference 110 — Penaeus (Penaeus) monodon 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): 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
Differs
Study sample count
  • 17 Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Reference 11 — Results 3.1 (species composition, n = 103,758 individuals, shares by number) · verified
  • 2860 Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Reference 11 — Results 3.1 (species composition, n = 103,758 individuals, shares by number) · verified
Differs
Share of the study sample
  • 0.02 % Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Reference 11 — Results 3.1 (species composition, n = 103,758 individuals, shares by number) · verified
  • 3 % Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Reference 11 — Results 3.1 (species composition, n = 103,758 individuals, shares by number) · verified
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.