Heteropenaeus

Heteropenaeus is a monotypic genus of shrimps belonging to the family Penaeidae.^[1] Its only species is Heteropenaeus longimanus, known by the common name longarm prawn.^[2][3]

Heteropenaeus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Dendrobranchiata
Family:	Penaeidae
Genus:	Heteropenaeus de Man, 1896
Species:	H. longimanus
Binomial name
Heteropenaeus longimanus de Man, 1896

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.^[3]