Jinga shrimp
Metapenaeus affinis
- Usual depth1–30 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly, October, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Metapenaeus affinis, commonly referred to as the Jinga shrimp, is a species of prawn in the family Penaeidae. It grows up to 22 cm (8.7 in) in length, with its common length being 17 cm (6.7 in). Pale green or pink-brown body with green or red-brown specks.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Metapenaeus affinis”, 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: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–30 m · Deepest record: 35 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Jinga shrimp
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- camarón jinga
- French
- crevette jinga
- Simplified Chinese
- 近緣新對蝦
Other scientific names: Metapenaeus ivanovi, Metapenaeus mutatus, Metapenaeus necopinans, Penaeus affinis, Penaeus mutatis
Similar species
- Endeavour shrimp
Metapenaeus endeavouri
bay prawnMetapenaeus bennettae
Greasyback shrimpMetapenaeus ensis
Kadal shrimpMetapenaeus dobsoni
ginger shrimpMetapenaeus kutchensis
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).
- 63 open-data records from 1837 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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