| Trachysalambria palaestinensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
| Family: | Penaeidae |
| Genus: | Trachysalambria |
| Species: | T. palaestinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachysalambria palaestinensis (Steinitz, 1932) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
Metapenaeus palaestinensis Steinitz, 1932 | |
Trachysalambria palaestinensis is a species of prawn in the family Penaeidae which are distributed from the Bay of Haifa in northern Israel through the Suez Canal and into the Persian Gulf. [2] [3] They have been observed as far west in the Mediterranean Sea as Sicily. [4]