Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Northern Velvet Prawn, Northern Velvet Shrimp
Common Names in French:
Crevette Chamois Nordique
Description
Family Penaeidae
Pereopods 1-3 obviously chelate. Usually have a long rostrum which is much longer than the antennal scales
Habitat
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -2,089 meters (0 to -6,854 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Crustaceomorpha
()
- (Chernyshev, 1960)
- Superclass:
Crustacea
()
- Pennant, 1777
- Crustaceans
- Epiclass:
Eucrustacea
()
- Subclass:
Eumalacostraca
()
- Grobben, 1892
- Superorder:
Eucarida
()
- Calman, 1904
- Order:
Decapoda
()
- Latreille, 1802
- Decapods
- Suborder:
Dendrobranchiata
()
- Bate, 1888
- Prawns
- Superfamily:
Penaeoidea
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Family:
Penaeidae
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- crevettes pénaéïdes, penaeid shrimps
- Genus:
Metapenaeopsis
()
- Bouvier, 1905
- Specific name:
novaeguineae
- (Haswell, 1879)
- Scientific name: - Metapenaeopsis novaeguineae (Haswell, 1879)
- Specific name:
novaeguineae
- (Haswell, 1879)
- Genus:
Metapenaeopsis
(
- Family:
Penaeidae
(
- Superfamily:
Penaeoidea
(
- Suborder:
Dendrobranchiata
(
- Order:
Decapoda
(
- Superorder:
Eucarida
(
- Subclass:
Eumalacostraca
(
- Epiclass:
Eucrustacea
(
- Superclass:
Crustacea
(
- Infraphylum:
Crustaceomorpha
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Penaeopsis novaeguineae (Haswell • Penaeus novaeguineae Haswell
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 25-Mar-2003
Similar Species
Members of the genus Metapenaeopsis
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 18 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. acclivis (Tora Velvet Shrimp) · M. andamanensis (Rice Velvet Shrimp) · M. barbata (Red Rice Prawn) · M. commensalis (Reef Shrimp) · M. crassissima (Stout Velvet Shrimp) · M. dalei (Kishi Velvet Shrimp) · M. goodei (Caribbean Velvet Shrimp) · M. hilarula (Minstrel Shrimp) · M. lamellata (Humpback Prawn) · M. lata (Broad Velvet Shrimp) · M. mogiensis (Mogi Velvet Shrimp) · M. mogiensis mogiensis (Mogi Velvet Shrimp) · M. novaeguineae (Northern Velvet Prawn) · M. palmensis (Southern Velvet Prawn) · M. philippii (Philip Velvet Shrimp) · M. rosea (Pink Velvet Shrimp) · M. stridulans (Fiddler Shrimp) · M. toloensis (Tolo Velvet Shrimp)
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Further Reading
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NCOS1959_Crustacea (OBIS China)
- National Chemical Laboratory: IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2705622
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-95717
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 95717
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 522163
Footnotes
- Mean = -185.060 meters (-607.152 feet), Standard Deviation = 417.970 based on 35 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
