Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific 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) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Dendrobranchiata (Suborder) Prawns
       └Penaeidae (Family) Penaeid Prawns
        └Metapenaeopsis (Genus)
         └M. lamellata (Species)
WoRMS ID: 377499🔗
iNaturalist ID: 319377🔗

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