Xiphopenaeus riveti
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| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Xiphopenaeus riveti Bouvier, 1907 | |
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]
