Stout Velvet Shrimp
Metapenaeopsis crassissima
- Group: Shrimp
- Typical depth: 7–200 m
- Max size: 14 cm
The stout velvet shrimp lives over mud and hard bottoms from about seven metres down to two hundred metres and grows to around fourteen centimetres. Its shell carries the fine velvety covering that gives the velvet shrimps their name.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Penaeidae › Metapenaeopsis
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 377484.
FAQ
- How deep does the Stout Velvet Shrimp live?
- The Stout Velvet Shrimp (Metapenaeopsis crassissima) is typically found at 7–200 m.
- How big does the Stout Velvet Shrimp get?
- The Stout Velvet Shrimp grows to about 14 cm.