Tolo Velvet Shrimp
Metapenaeopsis toloensis
- Group: Shrimp
- Typical depth: 10–362 m
- Max size: 10 cm
A small velvet shrimp of muddy and sandy bottoms, the Tolo velvet shrimp ranges from about ten metres down past three hundred. It stays low on the soft sediment, sized to slip through the open seabed where larger hunters cannot follow.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Penaeidae › Metapenaeopsis
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 220276.
FAQ
- How deep does the Tolo Velvet Shrimp live?
- The Tolo Velvet Shrimp (Metapenaeopsis toloensis) is typically found at 10–362 m.
- How big does the Tolo Velvet Shrimp get?
- The Tolo Velvet Shrimp grows to about 10 cm.