FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes Western

944 Shrimps and Prawns
Parapenaeopsis maxillipedo Alcock, 1906
En - Torpedo shrimp; Fr - Crevette torpille; Sp - Camarón torpedo.
Maximum body length 12.5 cm (females; perhaps to 15 cm) and 10 cm (males). Found at sea in
shallow depths of less than 30 m on mud-banks, sometimes also on sandy-mud bottom. Caught by
trawls, bottom gill nets, push nets, and shore seines. Reported to be commonly found in commercial
catches in Malayan waters. However, as this species is often confused with Parapenaeopsis cornuta,
its abundance in the area remains uncertain. Indo-West Pacific from the western coast of India to
the Philippines and northern Australia.
Parapenaeopsis sculptilis (Heller, 1862)
anterior plate
posterior
plate
En - Rainbow shrimp; Fr - Crevette arc-en-ciel; Sp - Camarón arco iris.
Maximum body length 17 cm (females) and 13 cm (males). Usually inhabits shallow waters from
the coastline to depths of about 90 m, but mainly less than 40 m, on sand, mud, or mixed bottoms.
Caught mainly by stake nets, seines, and trawls. Reported to be of some commercial importance
in Malaysia and Singapore, but its abundance in these areas is uncertain. Relatively common in
inshore commercial catches in northern Australia, but only of minor importance and mostly used
as bait. Marketed mainly fresh or frozen for local consumption. Indo-West Pacific from Pakistan to
the Philippines and northern Australia.
rostrum of large males
hairs
thelycum
anterior plate
posterior plate
thelycum
distolateral projection
petasma (ventral view)
distomedian projection
distolateral
projection
proximolateral
lobe
petasma (ventral view)