Kingdom Animalia Class Malacostraca Genus Sicyonia Order Decapoda Rank Species | Subphylum Crustacea Family Sicyoniidae Scientific name Sicyonia brevirostris Phylum Arthropoda | |
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Similar Sicyonia, Rhynchocinetes typus, Decapoda, Farfantepenaeus duorarum, Litopenaeus setiferus | ||
Sicyonia brevirostris, the brown rock shrimp, is a species of prawn. It is found along the coasts of the western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico from Norfolk, Virginia to Yucatán, including Cuba and the Bahamas. It is used in cooking and has a taste and texture similar to lobster.
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