Speckled Shrimp [Metapenaeus monoceros]
Description
Speckled shrimp are small, bottom-dwelling prawns that often blend into sandy or muddy substrates. Divers may spot them as quick, darting flashes when they emerge to forage, then retreat into the sediment as you approach.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Crabs, Lobsters & Shrimp
Malacostraca
|
| Order |
Decapods
Decapoda
|
| Family |
Penaeid Shrimps
Penaeidae
|
| Genus |
Metapenaeus Shrimps
Metapenaeus
|
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