Genus Metapenaeopsis
(velvet shrimps)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

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  Family Penaeidae (penaeid shrimps)
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  Genus Metapenaeopsis (velvet shrimps)
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  Species Metapenaeopsis acclivis (tora velvet shrimp)
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  Species Metapenaeopsis aegyptia
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  Species Metapenaeopsis andamanensis (rice velvet shrimp)
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  Species Metapenaeopsis angusta
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  Species Metapenaeopsis assimilis
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  Species Metapenaeopsis barbata (whiskered velvet shrimp)
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  Species Metapenaeopsis beebei
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  Species Metapenaeopsis ceylonica
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  Species Metapenaeopsis commensalis
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  Species Metapenaeopsis coniger
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  Species Metapenaeopsis costata
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  Species Metapenaeopsis crassissima (stout velvet shrimp)
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  Species Metapenaeopsis dalei (kishi velvet shrimp)
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  Species Metapenaeopsis difficilis
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  Species Metapenaeopsis distincta
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  Species Metapenaeopsis dura
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  Species Metapenaeopsis erythraea
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  Species Metapenaeopsis evermanni
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  Species Metapenaeopsis faouzii
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  Species Metapenaeopsis fusca
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  Species Metapenaeopsis gaillardi
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  Species Metapenaeopsis gallensis
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  Species Metapenaeopsis gerardoi
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  Species Metapenaeopsis goodei (Caribbean velvet shrimp)
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  Species Metapenaeopsis hilarula (minstrel shrimp)
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  Species Metapenaeopsis hobbsi
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  Species Metapenaeopsis incisa
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  Species Metapenaeopsis ivanovi
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  Species Metapenaeopsis kishinouyei
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  Species Metapenaeopsis kyushuensis
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  Species Metapenaeopsis lamellata (humpback shrimp)
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  Species Metapenaeopsis lata (broad velvet shrimp)
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  Species Metapenaeopsis laubieri
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  Species Metapenaeopsis lindae
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  Species Metapenaeopsis liui
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  Species Metapenaeopsis mannarensis
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  Species Metapenaeopsis manningi
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  Species Metapenaeopsis marquesas
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  Species Metapenaeopsis martinella
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  Species Metapenaeopsis menoui
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  Species Metapenaeopsis miersi
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  Species Metapenaeopsis mineri
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  Species Metapenaeopsis mogiensis (mogi velvet shrimp)
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  Species Metapenaeopsis novaeguineae (northern velvet prawn)
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  Species Metapenaeopsis palmensis (southern velvet shrimp)
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  Species Metapenaeopsis parahilarula
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  Species Metapenaeopsis parapalmensis
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  Species Metapenaeopsis persica
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  Species Metapenaeopsis philippii (philip velvet shrimp)
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  Species Metapenaeopsis propinqua
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  Species Metapenaeopsis provocatoria
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  Species Metapenaeopsis proxima
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  Species Metapenaeopsis quadrilobata
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  Species Metapenaeopsis quinquedentata
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  Species Metapenaeopsis richeri
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  Species Metapenaeopsis rosea (pink velvet shrimp)
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  Species Metapenaeopsis scotti
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  Species Metapenaeopsis sibogae
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  Species Metapenaeopsis sinica
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  Species Metapenaeopsis sinuosa
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  Species Metapenaeopsis smithi
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  Species Metapenaeopsis spatulata
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  Species Metapenaeopsis spiridonovi
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  Species Metapenaeopsis stokmani
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  Species Metapenaeopsis stridulans (fiddler shrimp)
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  Species Metapenaeopsis tarawensis
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  Species Metapenaeopsis tchekunovae
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  Species Metapenaeopsis tenella
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  Species Metapenaeopsis toloensis (tolo velvet shrimp)
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  Species Metapenaeopsis vaillanti
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  Species Metapenaeopsis velutina
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  Species Metapenaeopsis wellsi