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Checklist for Family Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 (Gamba prawns)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
296
1339
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
295
1337
3457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
146
852
2513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
143
844
2486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
36
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
35
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAristeidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Gamba prawns, Gamba shrimps
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
7 Genera with 11 Species
Aristaeomorpha Wood-Mason, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Aristaeopsis Wood-Mason, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Aristeus Duvernoy, 18814SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenaeus Bate, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Hepomadus Bate, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Parahepomadus Crosnier, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Plesiopenaeus Smith, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
11 Species
Aristaeomorpha foliacea Wood-Mason, 1891Giant gamba prawn
Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Johnson, 1868Giant Scarlet Prawn
Aristeus antennatus Risso, 1816Blue and red shrimp
Aristeus antillensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1909Purplehead gamba prawn
Aristeus semidentatus Spence Bate, 1881Smooth red shrimp
Aristeus virilis Spence Bate, 1881Pink Striped Prawn
Hemipenaeus carpenteri Wood-Mason, 1891Diffuse eriastrum
Hemipenaeus semidentatus (Bate, 1881)⇒ Aristeus semidentatus Spence Bate, 1881
Hepomadus tener Smith, 1884
Parahepomadus vaubani Crosnier, 1978Maiden Campeloma
Plesiopenaeus armatus Bate, 1881


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