Hadropenaeus lucasii


Hadropenaeus lucasii, commonly known by the FAO as the trident shrimp, is a species of decapod belonging to the family Solenoceridae. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, from Madagascar to Japan as well as Indonesia and Hawaii, at a depth of.
The species was originally described as Solenocera lucasii by Charles Spence Bate in 1881, who had collected it south of New Guinea at a depth of.

Description

Hadropenaeus lucasii grows to a maximum length of for males or for females – the carapace growing to up to or for males and females, respectively. Its rostrum is short and has seven teeth.