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Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Penaeidae penaeid shrimps

Genus: Metapenaeopsis

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73 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Metapenaeopsis acclivis
[Tora velvet shrimp]
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Metapenaeopsis aegyptia
[Egyptian prawn]
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Max. Length 13.5 cm TL
 
Metapenaeopsis andamanensis
[Rice velvet shrimp]
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Metapenaeopsis angusta
[]
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Metapenaeopsis assimilis
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10.8 cm TL
Metapenaeopsis barbata(De Haan, 1844)

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Metapenaeopsis barbata
[Whiskered velvet shrimp]
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Metapenaeopsis beebei
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Max. Length 6.4 cm TL
 
Metapenaeopsis borradailei
[Reef shrimp]
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Metapenaeopsis ceylonica
[]
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Metapenaeopsis commensalis
[Red shrimp]
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Metapenaeopsis coniger
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Metapenaeopsis costata
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Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Metapenaeopsis crassissima
[Stout velvet shrimp]
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Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
 
Metapenaeopsis dalei
[Kishi velvet shrimp]
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Metapenaeopsis difficilis
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Metapenaeopsis distincta
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Metapenaeopsis dura
[]
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Metapenaeopsis erythraea
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Metapenaeopsis evermanni
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Metapenaeopsis faouzii
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Metapenaeopsis fusca
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Metapenaeopsis gaillardi
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Metapenaeopsis gallensis
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Metapenaeopsis gerardoi
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Max. Length 2.1 cm CL
 
Metapenaeopsis goodei
[Caribbean velvet shrimp]
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Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Metapenaeopsis hilarula
[Minstrel shrimp]
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Metapenaeopsis hobbsi
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Metapenaeopsis incisa
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Metapenaeopsis ivanovi
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Metapenaeopsis kishinouyei
[Insular velvet shrimp]
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Metapenaeopsis kyushuensis
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Metapenaeopsis lamellata(De Haan, 1844)

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Metapenaeopsis lamellata
[Humpback prawn]
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Max. Length 5.9 cm TL
 
Metapenaeopsis lata
[Broad velvet shrimp]
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Metapenaeopsis laubieri
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Metapenaeopsis lindae
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Metapenaeopsis liui
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Metapenaeopsis mannarensis
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Metapenaeopsis manningi
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Metapenaeopsis marquesas
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Metapenaeopsis martinella
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Metapenaeopsis menoui
[]
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Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
 
Metapenaeopsis miersi
[Miers shrimp]
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Metapenaeopsis mineri
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Metapenaeopsis mogiensis(Rathbun, 1902)

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Metapenaeopsis mogiensis
[Mogi velvet shrimp]

FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 10.1 cm TL
Metapenaeopsis novaeguineae(Haswell, 1879)

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Metapenaeopsis novaeguineae
[Northern velvet shrimp]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10.5 cm TL
Metapenaeopsis palmensis(Haswell, 1879)

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Metapenaeopsis palmensis
[Southern velvet shrimp]
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Metapenaeopsis parahilarula
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Metapenaeopsis parapalmensis
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Metapenaeopsis persica
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Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Metapenaeopsis philippii
[Philip velvet shrimp]
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Metapenaeopsis propinqua
[Velvet shrimp]
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Metapenaeopsis provocatoria
[]
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Metapenaeopsis proxima
[]
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Metapenaeopsis quadrilobata
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Metapenaeopsis quinquedentata
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Metapenaeopsis richeri
[]

FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Metapenaeopsis roseaRacek & Dall, 1965

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Metapenaeopsis rosea
[Pink velvet shrimp]
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Metapenaeopsis scotti
[]
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Metapenaeopsis sibogae
[]
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Metapenaeopsis sinica
[]
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Metapenaeopsis sinuosa
[]
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Metapenaeopsis smithi
[]
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Metapenaeopsis spatulata
[]
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Metapenaeopsis spiridonovi
[]
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Metapenaeopsis stokmani
[]

Khan, Muhammad Moazzam

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Metapenaeopsis stridulans(Alcock, 1905)

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Metapenaeopsis stridulans
[Fiddler shrimp]
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Metapenaeopsis tarawensis
[]
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Metapenaeopsis tchekunovae
[]
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Metapenaeopsis tenella
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Metapenaeopsis toloensisHall, 1962

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Metapenaeopsis toloensis
[Tolo velvet shrimp]
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Metapenaeopsis vaillanti
[]
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Metapenaeopsis velutina
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific

Metapenaeopsis wellsiRacek, 1967

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Metapenaeopsis wellsi
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