Parapenaeopsis sculptilis, commonly known as the rainbow shrimp, is a marine crustacean that is widely reared for food.
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| Species: | P. sculptilis
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| Parapenaeopsis sculptilis (Heller, 1862)
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Distribution
editIts natural distribution is the Indo-West Pacific.[1]
References
edit- ^ Alam, M. M. M.; Pálsson, S. (2021). "Genetic variation of Parapenaeopsis sculptilis (Decapoda, Penaeidae) and reassessment of the phylogenetic relationships within the genus Parapenaeopsis based on mitochondrial DNA variation". Aquatic Living Resources. 34 (1). doi:10.1051/alr/2020027.
