''Rimapenaeus'' is a
genus
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of
prawns
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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. It comprises six species, including the "roughneck shrimp", ''
Rimapenaeus constrictus
''Rimapenaeus constrictus'', common name roughneck shrimp, is a species of Dendrobranchiata, prawn found along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It has been recorded in coastal regions of Bermuda, Brazil, Canada and the United States.
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Rimapenaeus byrdi''
(Burkenroad, 1934)
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Rimapenaeus constrictus
''Rimapenaeus constrictus'', common name roughneck shrimp, is a species of Dendrobranchiata, prawn found along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It has been recorded in coastal regions of Bermuda, Brazil, Canada and the United States.
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(Stimpson, 1871)
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Rimapenaeus faoe''
(Obarrio, 1954)
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Rimapenaeus fuscina''
(Pérez Farfante, 1971)
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Rimapenaeus pacificus''
(Burkenroad, 1934)
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Rimapenaeus similis
''Rimapenaeus'' is a genus of Dendrobranchiata, prawns. It comprises six species, including the "roughneck shrimp", ''Rimapenaeus constrictus'':
*''Rimapenaeus byrdi'' (Burkenroad, 1934)
*''Rimapenaeus constrictus'' (Stimpson, 1871)
*''Rimapenae ...
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(Smith, 1885)
References
Penaeidae
Crustaceans of the Atlantic Ocean
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