Metapenaeus

Metapenaeus
Metapenaeus ensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Dendrobranchiata
Family:	Penaeidae
Genus:	Metapenaeus Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
Type species
Penaeus affinis H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
Synonyms
Mangalura Miers, 1878

Metapenaeus is a genus of prawns, containing the following species:

• Metapenaeus affinis (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)
• Metapenaeus alcocki M. J. George & Rao, 1968
• Metapenaeus anchistus (de Man, 1920)
• Metapenaeus arabicus Hassan, 1978
• Metapenaeus barbata (De Haan, 1844)
• Metapenaeus bennettae Racek & Dall, 1965
• Metapenaeus brevicornis (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)
• Metapenaeus conjunctus Racek & Dall, 1965
• Metapenaeus dalli Racek, 1957
• Metapenaeus demani (Roux, 1921)
• Metapenaeus dobsoni (Miers, 1878)
• Metapenaeus eboracensis Dall, 1957
• Metapenaeus elegans de Man, 1907
• Metapenaeus endeavouri (Schmitt, 1926)
• Metapenaeus ensis (De Haan, 1844)
• Metapenaeus insolitus Racek & Dall, 1965
• Metapenaeus intermedius (Kishinouye, 1900)
• Metapenaeus joyneri (Miers, 1880)
• Metapenaeus krishnatrii Silas & Muthu, 1976
• Metapenaeus kutchensis P. C. George, M. J. George & Rao, 1963
• Metapenaeus lysianassa (de Man, 1888)
• Metapenaeus macleayi (Haswell, 1879)
• Metapenaeus monoceros (Fabricius, 1798)
• Metapenaeus motohi Shinomiya & Sakai, 2009
• Metapenaeus moyebi (Kishinouye, 1896)
• Metapenaeus papuensis Racek & Dall, 1965
• Metapenaeus stebbingi Nobili, 1904
• Metapenaeus suluensis Racek & Dall, 1965
• Metapenaeus tenuipes Kubo, 1949