Rimapenaeus
Encyclopedia
Rimapenaeus is a genus
of prawn
s. It comprises six species, including the "roughneck shrimp", Rimapenaeus constrictus
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of prawn
Prawn
Prawns are decapod crustaceans of the sub-order Dendrobranchiata. There are 540 extant species, in seven families, and a fossil record extending back to the Devonian...
s. It comprises six species, including the "roughneck shrimp", Rimapenaeus constrictus
Rimapenaeus constrictus
Rimapenaeus constrictus, common name roughneck shrimp, is a species of prawn found along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Its distribution has been recorded in coastal regions of Bermuda, Brazil, Canada and the United States....
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- Rimapenaeus byrdi (Burkenroad, 1934)
- Rimapenaeus constrictusRimapenaeus constrictusRimapenaeus constrictus, common name roughneck shrimp, is a species of prawn found along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Its distribution has been recorded in coastal regions of Bermuda, Brazil, Canada and the United States....
(Stimpson, 1871) - Rimapenaeus faoe (Obarrio, 1954)
- Rimapenaeus fuscina (Pérez Farfante, 1971)
- Rimapenaeus pacificus (Burkenroad, 1934)
- Rimapenaeus similis (Smith, 1885)