Metapenaeopsis andamanensis

Metapenaeopsis andamanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Dendrobranchiata
Family: Penaeidae
Genus: Metapenaeopsis
Species:
M. andamanensis
Binomial name
Metapenaeopsis andamanensis
(Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891)

Metapenaeopsis andamensis, commonly referred to as the rice velvet shrimp, is a species of prawn in the family Penaeidae.[1][2] It lives in depths 150 to 350 m, and grows to 135 mm.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b ac477e05.pdf
  2. ^ WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Metapenaeopsis andamanensis (Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891)


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