Xiphopenaeus kroyeri

Tags: Crustacean.

Xiphopenaeus kroyeri commonly called the Atlantic seabob is a commercially important prawn. It is up to 140 mm (5.5 in) long and is the most intensely fished prawn species in the Guianas and along much of the Gulf Coast of the United States.

binomial authority: Camill Heller
class: Malacostraca
family: Penaeidae
genus: Xiphopenaeus
kingdom: Animal
order: Decapoda, Dendrobranchiata
phylum: Arthropod, Crustacean
synonym: *Penaeus kroyeri (Heller 1862), *Xiphopenaeus hartii (Smith 1869)

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