Heteropenaeus
| Heteropenaeus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
| Family: | Penaeidae |
| Genus: | Heteropenaeus de Man, 1896 |
| Species: | H. longimanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Heteropenaeus longimanus de Man, 1896
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Heteropenaeus is a monotypic genus of shrimps belonging to the family Penaeidae.[1] Its only species is Heteropenaeus longimanus, known by the common name longarm prawn.[2][3]
The longarm prawn is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the central Indo-Pacific region, from Indonesia to Philippines and from south Japan to New-Caledonia.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Heteropenaeus de Man, 1896". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Heteropenaeus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ a b Davie,"Crustasea: Malacostraca", Zoological catalogue of Australia, vol.19.3A, 2002