Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Metapenaeopsis kishinouyei
decapodo, camarón ojos grandes, Big eye shrimp
Subtidal on sand and ballast.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Suborder
Dendrobranchiata
Superfamily
Panaeoidea
Family
Penaeidae
Genus
Metapenaeopsis
Species
kishinouyei
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Oceanic Islands from Mexico to Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
- Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
- Hickman, C.P. Jr. Zimmerman, T.L. (2000) A Field Guide to Crustaceans of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 156 pp.
- Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Metapenaeopsis kishinouyei", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=8385. Accessed 10 June 2026.