''Metapenaeus ensis'' (sometimes called the greasyback shrimp or
sand shrimp) is a species of
prawn
Prawn is a common name for small aquatic crustaceans with an exoskeleton and ten legs (which is a member of the order decapoda), some of which can be eaten.
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Distribution
''Metapenaeus ensis'' is found in the waters of the Indo-West Pacific Region. The shrimp is found in brackish waters with depths between 8 and 95 metres.
[
The shrimp is found amongst commercial fisheries farms in ]Lau Fau Shan
Lau Fau Shan () is an area of Yuen Long District, in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is at the shore of Deep Bay, near Tin Shui Wai and facing Shekou in Shenzhen, China.
Economy
Lau Fau Shan is traditionally famous for fresh oysters. Abo ...
to Mai Po
Mai Po Marshes (; Hong Kong Hakka: ''Mi3bu4 Sip5ti4'') is a nature reserve located in San Tin near Yuen Long in Hong Kong. it is within Yuen Long District.
It is part of Deep Bay, an internationally significant wetland that is actually a s ...
in Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
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Usage
The shrimp is fished commercially and sometimes used as bait.[
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References
Penaeidae
Crustaceans of the Indian Ocean
Crustaceans of the Pacific Ocean
Crustaceans described in 1844
Taxa named by Wilhem de Haan
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