Sand prawn
Scientific name : Metapenaeus sp. 1
Transparent prawn, with elongated body, rostrum longer than eyes (large and blue-green). Irregular red bands. Long and flexible antennae. 10 cm.
Encountered at night, on sandy bottoms, in bay.
Distinguished from Metapenaeopsis sp. by the longer rostrum and by the colour pattern.
Distribution:
Indonesia
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