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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
| Family: | Penaeidae |
| Genus: | Metapenaeus |
| Species: | M. bennettae
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| Metapenaeus bennettae Racek & Dall, 1965
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Metapenaeus bennettae is a species of small prawn found in eastern Australia, where it is called the greentail or greasyback prawn.
The prawns are covered in fine hairs, giving them a slippery feel when handled.[1] They are collected commercially and recreationally for food and form part of the catches known as bay prawns and school prawns.
- ^ "Prawns and Prawning". Fishing Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2022.