Metapenaeopsis, the velvet shrimps, is a prawn genus in the family Penaeidae. It contains the following species: \n* Metapenaeopsis acclivis (Rathbun, 1902) \n* Metapenaeopsis aegyptia Galil & Golani, 1990 \n* Metapenaeopsis andamanensis (Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891) \n* Metapenaeopsis angusta Crosnier, 1987 \n* Metapenaeopsis assimilis (De Man, 1920) \n* Metapenaeopsis barbata (De Haan, 1844) \n* Metapenaeopsis batei (Miers, 1884a) \n* Metapenaeopsis beebei (Burkenroad, 1938) \n* Metapenaeopsis ceylonica Starobogatov, 1972 \n* Metapenaeopsis commensalis Borradaile, 1899 \n* Metapenaeopsis coniger (Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 189a) \n* Metapenaeopsis costata Crosnier, 1991 \n* Metapenaeopsis crassissima Racek & Dall, 1965 \n* Metapenaeopsis dalei (Rathbun, 1902) \n* Meta