| Citation | Pérez Farfante, I. and B. Kensley, 1997 Penaeoid and Sergestoid shrimps and prawns of the world: keys and diagnoses for the families and genera. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 175:1-233. |
| Ref. | 75620 Pérez Farfante, I. and B. Kensley, 1997 |
| Page | 112 |
| Named Used as Valid | Metapenaeus papuensis |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Thailand, Philippines and New Guinea. |