Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Fiddler Shrimp
Common Names in French:
Crevette Violoneux
Description
Family Penaeidae
Pereopods 1-3 obviously chelate. Usually have a long rostrum which is much longer than the antennal scales
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
()
- Class:
Malacostraca
()
- Latreille, 1802
- 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:
stridulans
- (Alcock, 1905)
- Scientific name: - Metapenaeopsis stridulans (Alcock, 1905)
- Specific name:
stridulans
- (Alcock, 1905)
- Genus:
Metapenaeopsis
(
- Family:
Penaeidae
(
- Superfamily:
Penaeoidea
(
- Suborder:
Dendrobranchiata
(
- Order:
Decapoda
(
- Superorder:
Eucarida
(
- Subclass:
Eumalacostraca
(
- Class:
Malacostraca
(
- Epiclass:
Eucrustacea
(
- Superclass:
Crustacea
(
- Infraphylum:
Crustaceomorpha
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Metapenaeus stridulans Alcock • Penaeopsis stridulans (Alcock
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
- Fishery bulletin / U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service. Washington, D.C.: The Service: ENG url p. 730.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 09, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NCOS1959_Crustacea (OBIS China)
- National Chemical Laboratory: IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
- National Museum of Natural History: NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Collections
- Senckenberg: Collection Crustacea
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2705626
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-95727
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 95727
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 522167
