Metapenaeopsis mogiensis

Metapenaeopsis mogiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Dendrobranchiata
Family: Penaeidae
Genus: Metapenaeopsis
Species:
M. mogiensis
Binomial name
Metapenaeopsis mogiensis
(M.J. Rathbun, 1902)

Metapenaeopsis mogiensis, commonly known as the Mogi velvet shrimp, is a species of prawn in the family Penaeidae.[1][2] It can grow up to 9 cm in length.

Distribution

M. mogiensis is found in the Indo-west Pacific, in the Red Sea through to Japan.[1] It tends to live between 11 and 30 meters below the surface.[2]

Interest to fisheries

Minor, though this species has been listed among commercially important shrimp in India.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c ac477e05.pdf, fao.org
  2. ^ a b Metapenaeopsis mogiensis, Mogi velvet shrimp : fisheries, sealifebase.ca
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