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Checklist for Family Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 (Gamba prawns)
and region Fiji (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
165
508
1004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
165
508
1004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
359
822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
355
809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
5
17
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
4
16
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAristeidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Gamba prawns, Gamba shrimps
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fiji
4 Genera with 6 Species
Aristaeomorpha Wood-Mason, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Aristaeopsis Wood-Mason, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Aristeus Duvernoy, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Hepomadus Bate, 18841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fiji
6 Species
Aristaeomorpha foliacea Wood-Mason, 1891Giant gamba prawn
Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Johnson, 1868Giant Scarlet Prawn
Aristeus mabahissae Ramadan, 1938Shiny Pink-striped Prawn
Aristeus rostridentatus (Bate, 1881)⇒ Aristaeomorpha foliacea Wood-Mason, 1891
Aristeus virilis Spence Bate, 1881Pink Striped Prawn
Hepomadus tener Smith, 1884


Links, sources and further information
Aristeidae at biodiversity.org.au
Aristeidae at gbif.org
Aristeidae at irmng.org
Aristeidae at itis.gov
Aristeidae at marinespecies.org