''Elasmopus arafura'' is a marine species of

amphipod Amphipoda () is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. Amphipods () range in size from and are mostly detritivores or scavengers. There are more than 10,700 amphipod species cur ...

in the family,

Maeridae Maeridae is a family of marine Amphipoda, amphipods, which was first described by Taudl Krapp-Schickel in 2008. Genera Accepted genera: * ''Anamaera'' Thomas & Barnard, 1985 * ''Anelasmopus'' Oliveira, 1953 * ''Animoceradocus'' G. Karaman, 1 ...

, and was first described in 2011 by Lauren E. Hughes and James K. Lowry. It is found in the seas off

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

and the

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regi ...

in the IMCRA regions of the

Northern Shelf Province The Northern Shelf Province, also known as Arnhem Coast to Gulf of Carpentaria, is a biogeographic region of Australia's continental shelf. It includes the coastal waters of Arnhem Land and the Gulf of Carpentaria in Northern Australia. Geography ...

, the Northwest Shelf Province and the Central Western Province.

References

{{Portal bar, Crustaceans, Marine life Crustaceans described in 2011 Taxa named by James K. Lowry Taxa named by Lauren E. Hughes Amphipods of the Indian Ocean Crustaceans of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia