| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metapenaeopsis acclivis (Rathbun, 1902) |
Tora velvet shrimp | Northwest Pacific | 9 |
| Metapenaeopsis aegyptia Galil & Golani, 1990 |
Egyptian prawn | Eastern Mediterranean and the Indo-West Pacific | |
| Metapenaeopsis andamanensis (Wood-Mason, 1891) |
Rice velvet shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | 13.5 |
| Metapenaeopsis angusta Crosnier, 1987 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis assimilis (De Man, 1920) |
Indo-Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis barbata (De Haan, 1844) |
Whiskered velvet shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | 10.8 |
| Metapenaeopsis beebei (Burkenroad, 1938) |
Eastern Central Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis borradailei (De Man, 1911) |
Reef shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | 3.9 |
| Metapenaeopsis ceylonica Starobogatov, 1972 |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis commensalis (Borradaile, 1898) |
Red shrimp | Indo-Pacific | |
| Metapenaeopsis coniger (Wood-Mason, 1891) |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis costata Crosnier, 1991 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis crassissima Racek & Dall, 1965 |
Stout velvet shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | 14 |
| Metapenaeopsis dalei (Rathbun, 1902) |
Kishi velvet shrimp | Northwest Pacific | 7.3 |
| Metapenaeopsis difficilis Crosnier, 1991 |
Central Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis distincta (De Man, 1907) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis dura Kubo, 1949 |
Western Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis erythraea Crosnier, 1987 |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Metapenaeopsis evermanni (Rathbun, 1906) |
Central Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis faouzii (Ramadan, 1938) |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Metapenaeopsis fusca Manning, 1988 |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis gaillardi Crosnier, 1991 |
Indo-Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis gallensis (Pearson, 1905) |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis gerardoi Pérez Farfante, 1971 |
Western Atlantic | ||
| Metapenaeopsis goodei (Smith, 1885) |
Caribbean velvet shrimp | Western Atlantic and the Arctic | 1.9 |
| Metapenaeopsis hilarula (De Man, 1911) |
Minstrel shrimp | Indo-Pacific | 5.7 |
| Metapenaeopsis hobbsi Pérez Farfante, 1971 |
Western Atlantic | ||
| Metapenaeopsis incisa Crosnier, 1991 |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Metapenaeopsis ivanovi Crosnier, 1994 |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Metapenaeopsis kishinouyei (Rathbun, 1902) |
Insular velvet shrimp | Eastern Pacific | |
| Metapenaeopsis kyushuensis (Yokoya, 1933) |
Northwest Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis lamellata (De Haan, 1844) |
Humpback prawn | Indo-West Pacific | 6.63 |
| Metapenaeopsis lata Kubo, 1949 |
Broad velvet shrimp | Western Pacific | 5.9 |
| Metapenaeopsis laubieri Crosnier, 1991 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis lindae Manning, 1988 |
Eastern Indian Ocean | ||
| Metapenaeopsis liui Crosnier, 1987 |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis mannarensis De Bruin, 1965 |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis manningi Crosnier, 1994 |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Metapenaeopsis marquesas Crosnier, 1991 |
Central Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis martinella Pérez Farfante, 1971 |
Western Atlantic | ||
| Metapenaeopsis menoui Crosnier, 1991 |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis miersi Holthuis, 1952 |
Miers shrimp | Eastern Atlantic | 7 |
| Metapenaeopsis mineri Burkenroad, 1934 |
Eastern Central Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis mogiensis (Rathbun, 1902) |
Mogi velvet shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | 6.9 |
| Metapenaeopsis novaeguineae (Haswell, 1879) |
Northern velvet shrimp | Western Central Pacific | 10.1 |
| Metapenaeopsis palmensis (Haswell, 1879) |
Southern velvet shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | 10.5 |
| Metapenaeopsis parahilarula Crosnier, 1991 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis parapalmensis Crosnier, 1994 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis persica Crosnier, 1991 |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Metapenaeopsis philippii (Bate, 1881) |
Philip velvet shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | 13 |
| Metapenaeopsis propinqua Crosnier, 1991 |
Velvet shrimp | Western Central Pacific | |
| Metapenaeopsis provocatoria Racek & Dall, 1965 |
Indo-West Pacific. Pérez Farfante (Ref. 75620) recognizes 2 subspecies | ||
| Metapenaeopsis proxima Crosnier, 1991 |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Metapenaeopsis quadrilobata Crosnier, 1991 |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Metapenaeopsis quinquedentata (De Man, 1907) |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis richeri Crosnier, 1991 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis rosea Racek & Dall, 1965 |
Pink velvet shrimp | Western Central Pacific | 12 |
| Metapenaeopsis scotti Champion, 1973 |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Metapenaeopsis sibogae (De Man, 1907) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis sinica Liu & Zhong, 1988 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis sinuosa Dall, 1957 |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis smithi (Schmitt, 1924) |
Western Central Atlantic | ||
| Metapenaeopsis spatulata Crosnier, 1991 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis spiridonovi Crosnier, 1991 |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Metapenaeopsis stokmani Burukovsky, 1990 |
Southeast Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis stridulans (Alcock, 1905) |
Fiddler shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | 10 |
| Metapenaeopsis tarawensis Racek & Dall, 1965 |
Indo-Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis tchekunovae Starobogatov, 1972 |
Northwest Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis tenella Liu & Zhong, 1988 |
Western Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis toloensis Hall, 1962 |
Tolo velvet shrimp | Indo-West Pacific | 10 |
| Metapenaeopsis vaillanti (Nobili, 1904) |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Metapenaeopsis velutina (Dana, 1852) |
Indo-Pacific | ||
| Metapenaeopsis wellsi Racek, 1967 |
Indo-West Pacific |