Metapenaeus

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Metapenaeus is a genus of prawns (shrimp) in the family Penaeidae. It belongs to the order Decapoda and includes many species. The genus was named by Wood-Mason in 1891, and its type species is Penaeus affinis (now Metapenaeus affinis), described by H. Milne-Edwards in 1837. A synonym for Metapenaeus is Mangalura (Miers, 1878).

Species in the genus Metapenaeus include:
- Metapenaeus affinis
- Metapenaeus alcocki
- Metapenaeus anchistus
- Metapenaeus arabicus
- Metapenaeus barbata
- Metapenaeus bennettae
- Metapenaeus brevicornis
- Metapenaeus conjunctus
- Metapenaeus dalli
- Metapenaeus demani
- Metapenaeus dobsoni
- Metapenaeus eboracensis
- Metapenaeus elegans
- Metapenaeus endeavouri
- Metapenaeus ensis
- Metapenaeus insolitus
- Metapenaeus intermedius
- Metapenaeus joyneri
- Metapenaeus krishnatrii
- Metapenaeus kutchensis
- Metapenaeus lysianassa
- Metapenaeus macleayi
- Metapenaeus monoceros
- Metapenaeus motohi
- Metapenaeus moyebi
- Metapenaeus papuensis
- Metapenaeus stebbingi
- Metapenaeus suluensis
- Metapenaeus tenuipes