| Farfantepenaeus aztecus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
| Family: | Penaeidae |
| Genus: | Farfantepenaeus |
| Species: | F. aztecus
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| Binomial name | |
| Farfantepenaeus aztecus (Ives, 1891) [1]
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Farfantepenaeus aztecus is a species of marine penaeid shrimps found around the east coast of the US and Mexico.[2] They are an important commercial species in the US. The FAO refers to them as the northern brown shrimp; other common names, used in the US, are brown shrimp, golden shrimp, red shrimp or redtail shrimp.[2][3]
- ^ De Grave, S (2012). "Farfantepenaeus aztecus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Species Fact Sheets: Penaeus aztecus (Ives, 1891)". Food and Agriculture Organization. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ^ Brown shrimp NOAA FishWatch. Retrieved 4 November 2012.