humpback prawn
Metapenaeopsis lamellata
- Usual depth10–50 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Metapenaeopsis lamellata, commonly known as the humpback prawn or humpback shrimp, is a species of prawn in the genus Metapenaeopsis. It grows up to 6.6 cm in length.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Metapenaeopsis lamellata”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 21 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 19 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 10–50 m · Deepest record: 78.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- humpback prawn, humpback shrimp, hunchback prawn
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- camarón jorobado
- French
- crevette bossue
- Japanese
- ホッコクエビ
- Simplified Chinese
- 高脊赤蝦
Other scientific names: Penaeus lamellatus
Similar species
- southern velvet prawn
Metapenaeopsis palmensis
- rice velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis andamanensis
- Reef shrimp
Metapenaeopsis commensalis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 133 open-data records from 1909 to 2005.
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