# Metapenaeopsis

Metapenaeopsis, the velvet shrimps, is a prawn genus in the family Penaeidae. It contains these species:
* Metapenaeopsis acclivis (Rathbun, 1902)
* Metapenaeopsis aegyptia Galil & Golani, 1990
* Metapenaeopsis andamanensis (Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891)
* Metapenaeopsis angusta Crosnier, 1987
* Metapenaeopsis assimilis (De Man, 1920)
* Metapenaeopsis barbata (De Haan, 1844)
* Metapenaeopsis batei (Miers, 1884a)
* Metapenaeopsis beebei (Burkenroad, 1938)
* Metapenaeopsis ceylonica Starobogatov, 1972
* Metapenaeopsis commensalis Borradaile, 1899
* Metapenaeopsis coniger (Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891)
* Metapenaeopsis costata Crosnier, 1991
* Metapenaeopsis crassissima Racek & Dall, 1965
* Metapenaeopsis dalei (Rathbun, 1902)
* Metapenaeopsis difficilis Crosnier, 1991
* Metapenaeopsis distincta (De Man, 1907)
* Metapenaeopsis dura Kubo, 1949
* Metapenaeopsis aegyptia Galil & Golani, 1990
* Metapenaeopsis erythraea Crosnier, 1987
* Metapenaeopsis evermanni (Rathbun, 1906)
* Metapenaeopsis faouzii (Ramadan, 1938)
* Metapenaeopsis fusca Manning, R.J.G., 1988
* Metapenaeopsis gaillardi Crosnier, 1991
* Metapenaeopsis gallensis (Pearson, 1905)
* Metapenaeopsis gerardoi Pérez Farfante, 1971
* Metapenaeopsis goodei (Smith, 1885b)
* Metapenaeopsis hilarula (De Man, 1911)
* Metapenaeopsis hobbsi Pérez Farfante, 1971
* Metapenaeopsis incisa Crosnier, 1991
* Metapenaeopsis ivanovi Crosnier, 1994
* Metapenaeopsis kishinouyei (Rathbun, 1902)
* Metapenaeopsis kuboi Ivanov & Hassan, 1976
* Metapenaeopsis kyushuensis (Yokoya, 1933)
* Metapenaeopsis lamellata (De Haan, 1844)
* Metapenaeopsis lata Kubo, 1949
* Metapenaeopsis laubieri Crosnier, 1991
* Metapenaeopsis lindae R. J. G. Manning, 1988
* Metapenaeopsis liui Crosnier, 1987
* Metapenaeopsis mannarensis De Bruin, 1965
* Metapenaeopsis manningi Crosnier, 1994
* Metapenaeopsis marquesas Crosnier, 1991
* Metapenaeopsis martinella Pérez Farfante, 1971
* Metapenaeopsis menoui Crosnier, 1991
* Metapenaeopsis miersi (Holthuis, 1952)
* Metapenaeopsis mineri Burkenroad, 1934
* Metapenaeopsis mogiensis Rathbun, 1902
* Metapenaeopsis novaeguineae (Haswell, 1879)
* Metapenaeopsis palmensis (Haswell, 1879)
* Metapenaeopsis parahilarula Crosnier, 1991
* Metapenaeopsis parapalmensis Crosnier, 1994
* Metapenaeopsis perlarum Nobili, 1905
* Metapenaeopsis persica Crosnier, 1991
* Metapenaeopsis philippii (Bate, 1881)
* Metapenaeopsis propinqua Crosnier, 1991
* Metapenaeopsis provocatoria Racek & Dall, 1965
* Metapenaeopsis proxima Crosnier, 1991
* Metapenaeopsis quadrilobata Crosnier, 1991
* Metapenaeopsis quinquedentata (De Man, 1907)
* Metapenaeopsis richeri Crosnier, 1991
* Metapenaeopsis rosea Racek & Dall, 1965
* Metapenaeopsis scotti Champion, 1973
* Metapenaeopsis sibogae (De Man, 1907)
* Metapenaeopsis sinica Liu & Zhong in R. Liu & Zhong, 1983
* Metapenaeopsis sinuosa Dall, 1957
* Metapenaeopsis smithi (Schmitt, 1924)
* Metapenaeopsis spatulata Crosnier, 1991
* Metapenaeopsis spiridonovi Crosnier, 1991
* Metapenaeopsis stokmani Burukovsky, 1990
* Metapenaeopsis stridulans (Alcock, 1905)
* Metapenaeopsis tarawensis Racek & Dall, 1965
* Metapenaeopsis tchekunovae Starobogatov, 1972
* Metapenaeopsis tenella Liu & Zhong in R. Liu & Zhong, 1983
* Metapenaeopsis toloensis Hall, 1962
* Metapenaeopsis vaillanti (Nobili, 1904)
* Metapenaeopsis velutina (Dana, 1852)
* Metapenaeopsis wellsi Racek, 1967