''Metapenaeopsis'', the velvet shrimps, is a prawn genus in the family
Penaeidae
Penaeidae is a family of marine crustaceans in the suborder Dendrobranchiata, which are often referred to as penaeid shrimp or penaeid prawns. The Penaeidae contain many species of economic importance, such as the tiger prawn, whiteleg shrimp, ...
. It contains these species:
* ''
Metapenaeopsis acclivis''
(Rathbun, 1902)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis aegyptia''
Galil & Golani, 1990
* ''
Metapenaeopsis andamanensis''
(Wood-Mason ''in'' Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis angusta''
Crosnier, 1987
* ''
Metapenaeopsis assimilis''
(De Man, 1920)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis barbata''
(De Haan, 1844)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis batei''
(Miers, 1884a)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis beebei''
(Burkenroad, 1938)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis ceylonica''
Starobogatov, 1972
* ''
Metapenaeopsis commensalis''
Borradaile, 1899
* ''
Metapenaeopsis coniger''
(Wood-Mason ''in'' Wood-Mason & Alcock, 189a)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis costata''
Crosnier, 1991
* ''
Metapenaeopsis crassissima''
Racek & Dall, 1965
* ''
Metapenaeopsis dalei''
(Rathbun, 1902)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis difficilis''
Crosnier, 1991
* ''
Metapenaeopsis distincta''
(De Man, 1907)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis dura''
Kubo, 1949
* ''
Metapenaeopsis aegyptia''
Galil & Golani, 1990
* ''
Metapenaeopsis erythraea''
Crosnier, 1987
* ''
Metapenaeopsis evermanni''
(Rathbun, 1906)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis faouzii''
(Ramadan, 1938)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis fusca''
Manning, R.J.G., 1988
* ''
Metapenaeopsis gaillardi''
Crosnier, 1991
* ''
Metapenaeopsis gallensis''
(Pearson, 1905)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis gerardoi''
Pérez Farfante, 1971
* ''
Metapenaeopsis goodei''
(Smith, 1885b)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis hilarula''
(De Man, 1911)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis hobbsi''
Pérez Farfante, 1971
* ''
Metapenaeopsis incisa''
Crosnier, 1991
* ''
Metapenaeopsis ivanovi''
Crosnier, 1994
* ''
Metapenaeopsis kishinouyei''
(Rathbun, 1902)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis kuboi''
Ivanov & Hassan, 1976
* ''
Metapenaeopsis kyushuensis''
(Yokoya, 1933)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis lamellata''
(De Haan, 1844)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis lata''
Kubo, 1949
* ''
Metapenaeopsis laubieri''
Crosnier, 1991
* ''
Metapenaeopsis lindae''
R. J. G. Manning, 1988
* ''
Metapenaeopsis liui''
Crosnier, 1987
* ''
Metapenaeopsis mannarensis''
De Bruin, 1965
* ''
Metapenaeopsis manningi''
Crosnier, 1994
* ''
Metapenaeopsis marquesas''
Crosnier, 1991
* ''
Metapenaeopsis martinella''
Pérez Farfante, 1971
* ''
Metapenaeopsis menoui''
Crosnier, 1991
* ''
Metapenaeopsis miersi''
(Holthuis, 1952)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis mineri''
Burkenroad, 1934
* ''
Metapenaeopsis mogiensis''
Rathbun, 1902
* ''
Metapenaeopsis novaeguineae''
(Haswell, 1879)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis palmensis''
(Haswell, 1879)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis parahilarula''
Crosnier, 1991
* ''
Metapenaeopsis parapalmensis''
Crosnier, 1994
* ''
Metapenaeopsis perlarum''
Nobili, 1905
* ''
Metapenaeopsis persica''
Crosnier, 1991
* ''
Metapenaeopsis philippii''
(Bate, 1881)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis propinqua''
Crosnier, 1991
* ''
Metapenaeopsis provocatoria''
Racek & Dall, 1965
* ''
Metapenaeopsis proxima''
Crosnier, 1991
* ''
Metapenaeopsis quadrilobata''
Crosnier, 1991
* ''
Metapenaeopsis quinquedentata''
(De Man, 1907)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis richeri''
Crosnier, 1991
* ''
Metapenaeopsis rosea''
Racek & Dall, 1965
* ''
Metapenaeopsis scotti''
Champion, 1973
* ''
Metapenaeopsis sibogae''
(De Man, 1907)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis sinica''
Liu & Zhong ''in'' R. Liu & Zhong, 1983
* ''
Metapenaeopsis sinuosa''
Dall, 1957
* ''
Metapenaeopsis smithi''
(Schmitt, 1924)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis spatulata''
Crosnier, 1991
* ''
Metapenaeopsis spiridonovi''
Crosnier, 1991
* ''
Metapenaeopsis stokmani''
Burukovsky, 1990
* ''
Metapenaeopsis stridulans''
(Alcock, 1905)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis tarawensis''
Racek & Dall, 1965
* ''
Metapenaeopsis tchekunovae''
Starobogatov, 1972
* ''
Metapenaeopsis tenella''
Liu & Zhong ''in'' R. Liu & Zhong, 1983
* ''
Metapenaeopsis toloensis''
Hall, 1962
* ''
Metapenaeopsis vaillanti''
(Nobili, 1904)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis velutina''
(Dana, 1852)
* ''
Metapenaeopsis wellsi''
Racek, 1967
References
Penaeidae
Taxa named by Eugène Louis Bouvier
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