Solenoceridae | |
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Mesopenaeus tropicalis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
Superfamily: | Penaeoidea |
Family: | Solenoceridae Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason and Alcock, 1891 |
Solenoceridae is a family of decapods, containing 10 genera.[1] Members of this family are marine, inhabiting shallow and offshore waters from the mid-continental shelf, ranging from depths to 1000 meters deep. Members of this family are also sometimes confused with other commercial shrimp species.[2]