Common name of Metapenaeopsis barbata
 
Common Name Whiskered velvet prawn
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Hong Kong
Locality
Ref. Pitcher, T.J., R. Watsom, A. Courtney and D. Pauly, 1998
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st Modifier color pattern(s)
2nd Modifier morphology
Remarks 'prawn' from 'prayne', i.e., prawn.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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