Supplementary description of Funchalia taaningi Burkenroad, 1940 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae) from the Central Pacific Ocean and a new record of F. villosa (Bouvier, 1905) from the Eastern Indian Ocean

Abstract

The pelagic penaeid shrimp Funchalia taaningi Burkenroad, 1940 is redescribed based on specimens collected mainly in the central Pacific Ocean. The petasma of the male is illustrated for the first time. The distribution of the species is extended into the eastern Indian Ocean based on a female collected in 1964 during the International Indian Ocean Expedition. Two males of Funchalia villosa (Bouvier, 1905), also collected during the International Indian Ocean Expedition, are recorded from the eastern Indian Ocean, extending the known distribution of this species.

Keywords :

• Crustacea
• Penaeidae
• Funchalia taaningi
• Funchalia villosa
• Central Pacific Ocean
• Eastern Indian Ocean