''Hymenopenaeus fallax'' is a species of prawn within the family

Solenoceridae Solenoceridae is a family of decapods The Decapoda or decapods (literally "ten-footed") are an order (biology), order of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, including many familiar groups, such as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, Caridea, s ...

. The species is found distributed near the

Hawaiian Islands The Hawaiian Islands ( haw, Nā Mokupuni o Hawai‘i) are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kur ...

at depths of 617 to 1937 meters. Females can grow up to 104 millimeters. Its species name ''fallax'' was given due to it often being confused '' H. obliquirostris''.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q13309238 Crustaceans described in 2004 Crustaceans of the Pacific Ocean Solenoceridae