Xiphopenaeus riveti
| Xiphopenaeus riveti | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
| Family: | Penaeidae |
| Genus: | Xiphopenaeus |
| Species: | X. riveti
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| Binomial name | |
| Xiphopenaeus riveti Bouvier, 1907
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Xiphopenaeus riveti, commonly known as the Pacific seabob or the titi, is a species of prawn in the family Penaeidae found in the Eastern Pacific, from Mexico to northern Peru.[1] The prawn lives in brackish and marine waters along the coast or estuaries, on the bottom soft mud at depths of between 3.5 and 18 meters.[2][3]
In Mexico, the prawn is of no commercial importance, and in Peru they may be caught but often discarded due to their small size, although the holotype, which was bought at a market in Peru, was 17 cm in length.[2][4]
Description
X. riveti grows up to 17 cm in length.[2] Unlike Xiphopenaeus kroyeri, the dorsal keel is obtuse and very pronounced. The rostrum is small and curves upwards.[4]
References
- ^ "Xiphopenaeus riveti Bouvier, 1907". WoRMS.
- ^ a b c Holthuis, L. B. (1980). Vol.1 - SHRIMPS AND PRAWNS OF THE WORLD. p. 58. ISBN 92-5-100896-5.
- ^ Yumer Alexis Florez Caicedo, Iván Felipe Benavides, Ángela I. Guzmán Alvis. Modeling the spatial distribution of the tití shrimp (Xyphopenaeus riveti) under climate change scenarios for end of the century in the Colombian Pacific, Regional Studies in Marine Science.
- ^ a b Bouvier, E.-L. (1907). Crustacés décapodes nouveaux recueillis à Païta (Pérou) par M. le Dr Rivet. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 13: 113-116.