FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes Western

Penaeidae 935
Metapenaeus conjunctus Racek and Dall, 1965
En - Wood shrimp; Fr - Crevette bois; Sp - Camarón leña.
Maximum body length 14.3 cm (females) and 11.5 cm (males). Inhabits estuarine and brackish
waters to depths less than 15 m. Taken by traps and seines. Generally not very common and of
minor commercial importance. Found mainly mixed in the catches of Metapenaeus ensis or other
species of the genus. Western Pacific from Thailand to Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the
Philippines, and northern Australia.
merus of fifth leg (male)
Metapenaeus dalli Racek, 1957
anterior
plate
lateral plates
thelycum
distomedian
projection
petasma
(ventral view)
En - Western school shrimp; Fr -Crevettedali;Sp - Camarón dalí.
Maximum body length 9.8 cm (females) and 7.8 cm (males). On bottoms of mud and sand in
estuarine and brackish waters, to a depth of about 33 m. Caught mainly with hand nets, also by
seines and traps. Not common in the area and of very limited commercial importance, due to its
small size. Mainly known from western Australia but also found in the Philippines and Indonesia
(southeastern coast of Java).
merus of fifth leg (male)
anterior
plate
lateral plates
thelycum
distolateral
projection
distomedian
projection
petasma (ventral view)