Metapenaeopsis kishinouyei
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Metapenaeopsis kishinouyei is a species of prawn
in the genus Metapenaeopsis
, the velvet shrimps. The specific epithet is a tribute to the Japanese fisheries biologist Kamakichi Kishinouye
(岸上 鎌吉, 1867–1929).
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...
in the genus Metapenaeopsis
Metapenaeopsis
Metapenaeopsis, the velvet shrimps, is a prawn genus in the family Penaeidae. It contains the following species:* Metapenaeopsis acclivis * Metapenaeopsis aegyptia Galil & Golani, 1990...
, the velvet shrimps. The specific epithet is a tribute to the Japanese fisheries biologist Kamakichi Kishinouye
Kamakichi Kishinouye
was a Japanese fisheries biologist and cnidariologist and a professor of the Imperial University of Tokyo between 1908 and 1928....
(岸上 鎌吉, 1867–1929).