Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
---|---|---|---|
Metapenaeus affinis (Milne-Edwards, 1837) |
Jinga shrimp | Indo-Pacific | 22.2 |
Metapenaeus alcocki George & Rao, 1968 |
Fire shrimp | Western Indian Ocean | 9.7 |
Metapenaeus anchistus (De Man, 1920) |
Spiny greasyback shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | 14.6 |
Metapenaeus bennettae Racek & Dall, 1965 |
Greentail shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | 7.7 |
Metapenaeus brevicornis (Milne-Edwards, 1837) |
Yellow shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | 15.2 |
Metapenaeus conjunctus Racek & Dall, 1965 |
Wood shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | 8.8 |
Metapenaeus dalli Racek, 1957 |
Western school shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | 6.5 |
Metapenaeus demani (Roux, 1921) |
Demon shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | 9.6 |
Metapenaeus dobsoni (Miers, 1878) |
Kadal shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | 11.8 |
Metapenaeus eboracensis Dall, 1957 |
York shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | |
Metapenaeus elegans De Man, 1907 |
Fine shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | |
Metapenaeus endeavouri (Schmitt, 1926) |
Endeavour shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | 14 |
Metapenaeus ensis (De Haan, 1844) |
Greasyback shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | 15.4 |
Metapenaeus insolitus Racek & Dall, 1965 |
Emerald shrimp | Western Central Pacific | 7.1 |
Metapenaeus intermedius (Kishinouye, 1900) |
Middle shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | 13.6 |
Metapenaeus joyneri (Miers, 1880) |
Shiba shrimp | Western Pacific | 11 |
Metapenaeus krishnatrii Silas & Muthu, 1976 |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
Metapenaeus kutchensis George, George & Rao, 1963 |
Ginger shrimp | Western Indian Ocean | 14.8 |
Metapenaeus lysianassa (De Man, 1888) |
Bird shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | 5.5 |
Metapenaeus macleayi (Haswell, 1879) |
Eastern school shrimp | Western Pacific | 16.2 |
Metapenaeus monoceros (Fabricius, 1798) |
Speckled shrimp | Indo-West Pacific and Southern Atlantic | 19.9 |
Metapenaeus moyebi (Kishinouye, 1896) |
Moyebi shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | 9.7 |
Metapenaeus papuensis Racek & Dall, 1965 |
Papua shrimp | Western Central Pacific | 11 |
Metapenaeus philippinensis Motoh & Muthu, 1979 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
Metapenaeus stebbingi Nobili, 1904 |
Peregrine shrimp | Western Indian Ocean | 13.9 |
Metapenaeus suluensis Racek & Dall, 1965 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
Metapenaeus tenuipes Kubo, 1949 |
Stork shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | 9.7 |