Heteropenaeus

{{Short description|Genus of crustaceans}} {{Speciesbox | image = | image_caption = | genus = Heteropenaeus | parent_authority = de Man, 1896 | species = longimanus | authority = de Man, 1896 }}

'''''Heteropenaeus''''' is a monotypic genus of shrimps belonging to the family Penaeidae.<ref name="GBIF">{{cite web |title=Heteropenaeus de Man, 1896 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2223421 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=11 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Its only species is '''''Heteropenaeus longimanus''''', known by the common name '''longarm prawn'''.<ref name="WoRMS">{{cite WoRMS|title=Heteropenaeus|id=377396|accessdate=20 December 2021}}</ref><ref name=":0">Davie,"Crustasea: Malacostraca", Zoological catalogue of Australia, vol.19.3A, 2002</ref>

The longarm prawn is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the central Indo-Pacific region, from Indonesia to Philippines and from south Japan to New-Caledonia.<ref name=":0" />

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Category:Penaeidae Category:Monotypic decapod genera