Metapenaeopsis, the velvet shrimps, is a prawn genus in the family Penaeidae. It contains the following species:
- Metapenaeopsis acclivis <small>(Rathbun, 1902)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis aegyptia <small>Galil & Golani, 1990</small>
- Metapenaeopsis andamanensis <small>(Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis angusta <small>Crosnier, 1987</small>
- Metapenaeopsis assimilis <small>(De Man, 1920)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis barbata <small>(De Haan, 1844)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis batei <small>(Miers, 1884a)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis beebei <small>(Burkenroad, 1938)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis ceylonica <small>Starobogatov, 1972</small>
- Metapenaeopsis commensalis <small>Borradaile, 1899</small>
- Metapenaeopsis coniger <small>(Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis costata <small>Crosnier, 1991</small>
- Metapenaeopsis crassissima <small>Racek & Dall, 1965</small>
- Metapenaeopsis dalei <small>(Rathbun, 1902)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis difficilis <small>Crosnier, 1991</small>
- Metapenaeopsis distincta <small>(De Man, 1907)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis dura <small>Kubo, 1949</small>
- Metapenaeopsis aegyptia <small>Galil & Golani, 1990</small>
- Metapenaeopsis erythraea <small>Crosnier, 1987</small>
- Metapenaeopsis evermanni <small>(Rathbun, 1906)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis faouzii <small>(Ramadan, 1938)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis fusca <small>Manning, R.J.G., 1988</small>
- Metapenaeopsis gaillardi <small>Crosnier, 1991</small>
- Metapenaeopsis gallensis <small>(Pearson, 1905)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis gerardoi <small>Pérez Farfante, 1971</small>
- Metapenaeopsis goodei <small>(Smith, 1885b)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis hilarula <small>(De Man, 1911)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis hobbsi <small>Pérez Farfante, 1971</small>
- Metapenaeopsis incisa <small>Crosnier, 1991</small>
- Metapenaeopsis ivanovi <small>Crosnier, 1994</small>
- Metapenaeopsis kishinouyei <small>(Rathbun, 1902)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis kuboi <small>Ivanov & Hassan, 1976</small>
- Metapenaeopsis kyushuensis <small>(Yokoya, 1933)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis lamellata <small>(De Haan, 1844)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis lata <small>Kubo, 1949</small>
- Metapenaeopsis laubieri <small>Crosnier, 1991</small>
- Metapenaeopsis lindae <small>R. J. G. Manning, 1988</small>
- Metapenaeopsis liui <small>Crosnier, 1987</small>
- Metapenaeopsis mannarensis <small>De Bruin, 1965</small>
- Metapenaeopsis manningi <small>Crosnier, 1994</small>
- Metapenaeopsis marquesas <small>Crosnier, 1991</small>
- Metapenaeopsis martinella <small>Pérez Farfante, 1971</small>
- Metapenaeopsis menoui <small>Crosnier, 1991</small>
- Metapenaeopsis miersi <small>(Holthuis, 1952)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis mineri <small>Burkenroad, 1934</small>
- Metapenaeopsis mogiensis <small>Rathbun, 1902</small>
- Metapenaeopsis novaeguineae <small>(Haswell, 1879)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis palmensis <small>(Haswell, 1879)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis parahilarula <small>Crosnier, 1991</small>
- Metapenaeopsis parapalmensis <small>Crosnier, 1994</small>
- Metapenaeopsis perlarum <small>Nobili, 1905</small>
- Metapenaeopsis persica <small>Crosnier, 1991</small>
- Metapenaeopsis philippii <small>(Bate, 1881)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis propinqua <small>Crosnier, 1991</small>
- Metapenaeopsis provocatoria <small>Racek & Dall, 1965</small>
- Metapenaeopsis proxima <small>Crosnier, 1991</small>
- Metapenaeopsis quadrilobata <small>Crosnier, 1991</small>
- Metapenaeopsis quinquedentata <small>(De Man, 1907)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis richeri <small>Crosnier, 1991</small>
- Metapenaeopsis rosea <small>Racek & Dall, 1965</small>
- Metapenaeopsis scotti <small>Champion, 1973</small>
- Metapenaeopsis sibogae <small>(De Man, 1907)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis sinica <small>Liu & Zhong in R. Liu & Zhong, 1983</small>
- Metapenaeopsis sinuosa <small>Dall, 1957</small>
- Metapenaeopsis smithi <small>(Schmitt, 1924)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis spatulata <small>Crosnier, 1991</small>
- Metapenaeopsis spiridonovi <small>Crosnier, 1991</small>
- Metapenaeopsis stokmani <small>Burukovsky, 1990</small>
- Metapenaeopsis stridulans <small>(Alcock, 1905)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis tarawensis <small>Racek & Dall, 1965</small>
- Metapenaeopsis tchekunovae <small>Starobogatov, 1972</small>
- Metapenaeopsis tenella <small>Liu & Zhong in R. Liu & Zhong, 1983</small>
- Metapenaeopsis toloensis <small>Hall, 1962</small>
- Metapenaeopsis vaillanti <small>(Nobili, 1904)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis velutina <small>(Dana, 1852)</small>
- Metapenaeopsis wellsi <small>Racek, 1967</small>
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