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Metapenaeus

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Metapenaeus
Metapenaeus ensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Dendrobranchiata
Family: Penaeidae
Genus: Metapenaeus
Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
Type species
Penaeus affinis
Synonyms [1]

Mangalura Miers, 1878

Metapenaeus is a genus of prawns, containing the following species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Sammy De Grave & Michael Türkay (2013). "Metapenaeus Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891a". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 13, 2013.