Yellow prawn
Metapenaeus brevicornis
- Usual depth24–28 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 24–28 m · Deepest record: 28 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Yellow prawn, Yellow shrimp, yellow prawn, yellow shrimp
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Gelbe Geißelgarnele
- Spanish
- camarón amarillo
- French
- crevette jaune
- Indonesian
- Udang kuning
Other scientific names: Penaeus avirostris, Penaeus brevicornis
Similar species
- Endeavour shrimp
Metapenaeus endeavouri
bay prawnMetapenaeus bennettae
Greasyback shrimpMetapenaeus ensis
Kadal shrimpMetapenaeus dobsoni
ginger shrimpMetapenaeus kutchensis
- Jinga shrimp
Metapenaeus affinis
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 25 open-data records from 1837 to 1964.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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