Marsupenaeus

Marsupenaeus japonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Family:	Penaeidae
Genus:	Marsupenaeus; Tirmizi, 1971
Species:	M. japonicus
Binomial name
	Marsupenaeus japonicus; (Spence Bate, 1888)
Synonyms
	Penaeus canaliculatus var. japonicus Spence Bate, 1888; Penaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888 (basionym); Penaeus pulchricaudatus Stebbing, 1914;

Marsupenaeus is a monotypic genus of prawn. It contains a single species, Marsupenaeus japonicus, known as the kuruma shrimp, kuruma prawn, or Japanese tiger prawn. It occurs naturally in bays and seas of the Indo-West Pacific, but has also reached the Mediterranean Sea as a Lessepsian migrant. It is one of the largest species of prawns, and is accordingly one of the most economically important species in the family.