Sicyonia brevirostris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
Family: | Sicyoniidae |
Genus: | Sicyonia |
Species: | S. brevirostris
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Binomial name | |
Sicyonia brevirostris Stimpson, 1871
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Synonyms | |
Eusicyonia brevirostris Burkenroad, 1934 |
Sicyonia brevirostris, the brown rock shrimp, is a species of prawn. It is found along the coasts of the western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico from Norfolk, Virginia to Yucatán, including Cuba and the Bahamas.[1] It is used in cooking and has a taste and texture similar to lobster.[2][better source needed]