Metapenaeus tenuipes Kubo, 1949
Stork shrimp
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Family:  Penaeidae (penaeid shrimps)
Max. size:  9.7 cm TL (male/unsexed); 9.5 cm BL (female)
Environment:  benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 4 - 30 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: from Thailand to Taiwan, south to Indonesia and east to the Philippines.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum depth range from Ref. 346. Maximum body length of female (Ref. 346). Occurs from the coastline and brackish waters to a depth of 30 m (Ref. 346). Found in a lagoon complex (Ref. 106623) as well as on seagrass (Ref. 121671).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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