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What

Humpback Prawn Metapenaeopsis lamellata

Observer

maractwin

Date

Apr 19, 2013 07:03 PM EDT

Photos

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Observer

maractwin

Date

Apr 19, 2013 06:46 PM EDT

Photos

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What

pink shrimp Farfantepenaeus duorarum

Observer

flapack

Date

Jun 1, 2009

Description

Flopped out of the water onto shore right in front of us.

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Description from Wikipedia

Penaeoidea is the larger of the two superfamilies of prawns. It comprises eight families, three of which are known only from fossils. The fossil record of the group stretches back to Aciculopoda, discovered in Famennian sediments in Oklahoma.

No range data available.