Longarm Prawn
Heteropenaeus longimanus
Also known as: Ghost Shrimp, Longarm Shrimp, Longimanus Shrimp, Penaeid Shrimp
- Ghost Shrimp
- Longarm Shrimp
- Longimanus Shrimp
- Penaeid Shrimp
Overview
Found singly, on mud and sandy bottoms, often buried in the sand with just their eyes showing.
These prawns are usually nocturnal, hiding in sand during the day.
They are edible prawns.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-Pacific
- Country only · 2
Found singly, on mud and sandy bottoms, often buried in the sand with just their eyes showing.
Adult photos 2
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Deep dive
Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classMalacostraca
- orderDecapoda
- familyPenaeidae
- genusHeteropenaeus
- speciesHeteropenaeus longimanus De Man, 1896
SourcesWoRMS
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