Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Crustacea Order Decapoda Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Class Malacostraca Suborder Dendrobranchiata | |
Scientific name Metapenaeopsis kishinouyei Similar Metapenaeopsis, Xiphopenaeus kroyeri, Metapenaeus ensis, Metapenaeus, Penaeidae | ||
Metapenaeopsis kishinouyei is a species of prawn in the genus Metapenaeopsis, the velvet shrimps. The specific epithet is a tribute to the Japanese fisheries biologist Kamakichi Kishinouye (岸上 鎌吉, 1867–1929).
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