Animal
Shrimps
Animal Name
Metapenaeopsis palmensis (Haswell)
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Crustacea
Order
Decapoda
Family
Penaeidae

Characteristic Features

-Stridulating organ of 9 to 13 bars arranged in a slight arc

-colour dull pink in mottled with dark red and white, or dull grey mottled
with darker grey and white

Ecology
Habitat
Distribution
Indo-Pacific
Locations
Southern water(2), Southern water(4), Southern water(6),
Western water(2), Mirs Bay(1),
Mouth of Tolo Harbour(1), Mouth of Tolo Harbour(2),
Mouth of Tolo Harbour(4), Mouth of Tolo Harbour(5),
Tolo Channel(2), Tolo Channel(3), Tolo Channel(4),
Tolo Channel(5), Tolo Channel(6)