Trachysalambria curvirostris

Trachysalambria curvirostris
Trachysalambria curvirostris for sale at a market
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Dendrobranchiata
Family: Penaeidae
Genus: Trachysalambria
Species:
T. curvirostris
Binomial name
Trachysalambria curvirostris
(Stimpson, 1860)
Synonyms[1]
  • Metapenaeus palaestinensis Steinitz, 1932
  • Penaeus curvirostris Stimpson, 1860
  • Trachypenaeus curvirostris (Stimpson, 1860)
  • Trachysalambria palaestinensis (Steinitz, 1932)

Trachysalambria curvirostris (formerly Trachypenaeus curvirostris) is a species of prawn that lives in shallow waters of the Indo-West Pacific. It is one of the most important species targeted by prawn fishery, with annual harvests of more than 300,000 t, mostly landed in China.

  1. ^ Charles Fransen & Michael Türkay (2012). "Trachysalambria curvirostris (Stimpson, 1860a)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 28, 2012.