Metapenaeus ensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
Family: | Penaeidae |
Genus: | Metapenaeus |
Species: | M. ensis
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Binomial name | |
Metapenaeus ensis (
De Haan, 1844)
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Synonyms [1] | |
Metapenaeus mastersii Hall, 1962 |
Metapenaeus ensis (sometimes called the greasyback shrimp or sand shrimp) is a species of prawn. [2] [3]
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. [4]
The shrimp is found amongst commercial fisheries farms in Lau Fau Shan to Mai Po in Hong Kong.
The shrimp is fished commercially and sometimes used as bait. [4]
Metapenaeus ensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
Family: | Penaeidae |
Genus: | Metapenaeus |
Species: | M. ensis
|
Binomial name | |
Metapenaeus ensis (
De Haan, 1844)
| |
Synonyms [1] | |
Metapenaeus mastersii Hall, 1962 |
Metapenaeus ensis (sometimes called the greasyback shrimp or sand shrimp) is a species of prawn. [2] [3]
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. [4]
The shrimp is found amongst commercial fisheries farms in Lau Fau Shan to Mai Po in Hong Kong.
The shrimp is fished commercially and sometimes used as bait. [4]