Metapenaeopsis

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Metapenaeopsis
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Humpback prawn (Metapenaeopsis lamellata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Suborder:
Dendrobranchiata
Family:
Penaeidae
Genus:
Metapenaeopsis

Bouvier, 1905
Type species
Metapenaeopsis pubescens
Bouvier, 1905

Metapenaeopsis, the velvet shrimps, is a prawn genus in the family Penaeidae. It contains these species: [1]

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References

  1. ↑ Sammy De Grave & Michael Türkay (2010). "Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1905". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved November 7, 2010.


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