Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Carribean Velvet Shrimp
Metapenaeopsis goodei
Carribean Velvet Shrimp
Category: Penaeid Prawns
Scientific Name: Metapenaeopsis goodei
Size: 1 to 2 in. (2.5 to 5 cm)  
Depth: 20-90 ft. (6-27 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Brazil, Gulf of America
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Dendrobranchiata (Suborder)
     └Penaeidae (Family)
      └Metapenaeopsis (Genus)

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