Species Identification

Species Identification

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Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Penaeidae penaeid shrimps

Genus: Metapenaeus

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Metapenaeus affinis
[Jinga shrimp]

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Metapenaeus alcocki
[Fire shrimp]

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Metapenaeus anchistus
[Spiny greasyback shrimp]

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Metapenaeus bennettae
[Greentail shrimp]

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Metapenaeus brevicornis
[Yellow shrimp]

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Max. Length 10 cm TL

Metapenaeus conjunctus
[Wood shrimp]

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Max. Length 8.5 cm TL

Metapenaeus dalli
[Western school shrimp]

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Max. Length 12.1 cm TL

Metapenaeus demani
[Demon shrimp]

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Metapenaeus dobsoni
[Kadal shrimp]

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Max. Length 11.1 cm TL

Metapenaeus eboracensis
[York shrimp]

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Metapenaeus elegans
[Fine shrimp]

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Max. Length 17.5 cm TL

Metapenaeus endeavouri
[Endeavour shrimp]

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Metapenaeus ensis
[Greasyback shrimp]

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Max. Length 11.1 cm TL

Metapenaeus insolitus
[Emerald shrimp]

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Metapenaeus intermedius
[Middle shrimp]

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Max. Length 12.5 cm TL

Metapenaeus joyneri
[Shiba shrimp]

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Metapenaeus krishnatrii
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Max. Length 16.4 cm TL

Metapenaeus kutchensis
[Ginger shrimp]

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Max. Length 8.8 cm TL

Metapenaeus lysianassa
[Bird shrimp]

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Metapenaeus macleayi
[Eastern school shrimp]

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Metapenaeus monoceros
[Speckled shrimp]

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Metapenaeus moyebi
[Moyebi shrimp]

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Max. Length 11 cm TL

Metapenaeus papuensis
[Papua shrimp]

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Metapenaeus philippinensis
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Metapenaeus stebbingi
[Peregrine shrimp]

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Metapenaeus suluensis
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Max. Length 9.7 cm TL

Metapenaeus tenuipes
[Stork shrimp]

Scientific Name Metapenaeus affinis Metapenaeus alcocki Metapenaeus anchistus Metapenaeus bennettae Metapenaeus brevicornis Metapenaeus conjunctus Metapenaeus dalli Metapenaeus demani Metapenaeus dobsoni Metapenaeus eboracensis Metapenaeus elegans Metapenaeus endeavouri Metapenaeus ensis Metapenaeus insolitus Metapenaeus intermedius Metapenaeus joyneri Metapenaeus krishnatrii Metapenaeus kutchensis Metapenaeus lysianassa Metapenaeus macleayi Metapenaeus monoceros Metapenaeus moyebi Metapenaeus papuensis Metapenaeus philippinensis Metapenaeus stebbingi Metapenaeus suluensis Metapenaeus tenuipes	English Name Bird shrimp Demon shrimp Eastern school shrimp Emerald shrimp Endeavour shrimp Fine shrimp Fire shrimp Ginger shrimp Greasyback shrimp Greentail shrimp Jinga shrimp Kadal shrimp Middle shrimp Moyebi shrimp Papua shrimp Peregrine shrimp Shiba shrimp Speckled shrimp Spiny greasyback shrimp Stork shrimp Western school shrimp Wood shrimp Yellow shrimp York shrimp	Distribution Indo-Pacific Indo-West Pacific Indo-West Pacific. Indo-West Pacific and Sou Western Central Pacific Western Indian Ocean Western Pacific Western Pacific. Subtrop	Max. Length 8.1 TL 8.5 TL 8.8 TL 9.7 TL 10 TL 10.9 TL 11 TL 11.1 TL 12.1 TL 12.5 TL 13 TL 13.9 TL 15.2 TL 16.2 TL 16.4 TL 16.5 TL 17.5 TL 18.9 BL 19.3 BL 22.2 TL 22.6 TL	Year 1798 1837 1844 1878 1879 1880 1888 1896 1900 1904 1907 1920 1921 1926 1949 1957 1963 1965 1968 1976 1979

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