Parapandalus orientalis, Chace, 1985

Ahamed, Ferdous, Cardoso, Irene A., Ahmed, Zoarder F., Hossain, Md. Y. & Ohtomi, Jun, 2017, An overview of the genus Plesionika Bate, 1888 (Decapoda, Caridea, Pandalidae) in Asian waters, Zootaxa 4221 (5), pp. 575-593 : 585-586

P. orientalis Chace, 1985

Description. Rostrum moderately curving dorsally, elongate, 2.2 times as long as carapace, dorsal margin with 8 teeth including 3 on carapace, all teeth on partial basal sutures, ventral margin with 42 serrated teeth; abdomen smooth and rounded dorsally, pleura of first to fifth somites without distinct marginal tooth or denticle, sixth somite about 2.2 times as long as maximum height; eye very broadly subpyriform, maximum diameter aobut 0.25 carapace length; 3rd maxilliped overreaching distal margin of antennal scale by anterior 0.3 of ultimate segment, with epipod, well developed exopod present, penultimate segment 1.3 times as long as ultimate segment; 2nd pereopods subequal with epipod, not extremely slender or thread-like, bearing 18–21 carpal articles ( Kim et al. 2012).

Distribution. Korea, Japan, East and South China seas, Philippines and Indonesia; at depths of 66–686 m ( Kim et al. 2012).