Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Humpback Prawn
Metapenaeopsis lamellata
Humpback Prawn
Category: Penaeid Prawns
Scientific Name: Metapenaeopsis lamellata
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 10-200 ft. (3-60 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Indonesia
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Dendrobranchiata (Suborder)
     └Penaeidae (Family)
      └Metapenaeopsis (Genus)

Crustaceans
Penaeid Prawns

Humpback Prawn

Solenocera sp. 1

Carribean Velvet Shrimp



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