Greasyback shrimp
Metapenaeus ensis
- Usual depth7–61 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, July, and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Metapenaeus ensis is a species of prawn.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Metapenaeus ensis”, 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: 5 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 7–61 m · Deepest record: 71 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Greasyback shrimp, greasyback shrimp, Offshore greasyback prawn, offshore greasyback shrimp
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Graue Geißelgarnele
- Spanish
- Camarón resbaloso, camarón resbolado
- French
- crevette glissante
- Japanese
- ヨシエビ
- Korean
- 곧은뿔중하
- Simplified Chinese
- 刀額新對蝦
Other scientific names: Metapenaeus mastersii, Metapenaeus philippinensis, Penaeus ensis, Penaeus incisipes, Penaeus mastersii
Similar species
- Endeavour shrimp
Metapenaeus endeavouri
- southern velvet prawn
Metapenaeopsis palmensis
- blue-legged king prawn
Penaeus (Oleopenaeus) latisulcatus
- Asian tiger shrimp
Penaeus (Penaeus) monodon
- rice velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis andamanensis
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).
- 478 open-data records from 1844 to 2006.
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