Tags: Crustacean.
Sicyonia ingentis is a species of prawn in the family Sicyoniidae known by the common name ridgeback prawn. It is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean where it occurs along the coast of California and Baja California its distribution extending from Monterey Bay to Isla María Madre off of Nayarit. It also lives in the Gulf of California. Other common names include Pacific rock shrimp and Japanese shrimp.