Cozumel, Mexico
Turks and Caicos
Turks and Caicos
Cozumel, Mexico
Cozumel, Mexico
Cozumel, Mexico
Cozumel, Mexico
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)
└Multicrustacea (Superclass)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Eucarida (Superorder)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Dendrobranchiata (Suborder)
└Penaeidae (Family)
└Metapenaeopsis (Genus)
└M. goodei (Species)
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