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Taxonomy of Family Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
1033
12148
92586
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
995
11546
91261
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
379
5045
43294
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
376
5018
43105
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
9
155
1298
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
8
149
1263
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
79
785
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815
GenusAlbertoppelia
Schweigert & Garassino, 2003
1Species
GenusAlbunaea
Dumeril, 1806
  ⇒ Albunea
3Species
GenusAlcockpenaeopsis
Sakai & Shinomiya, 2011
1Species
GenusAltiopeneaus
Chan, 2023
0Species
GenusAmalopeneus
1Species
GenusAmbilobeia
Garassino & Pasini, 2002
2Species
GenusAntrimpos
Münster, 1835
34Species
GenusArafurapenaeopsis
Sakai & Shinomiya, 2011
1Species
GenusArchipenaeopsis
Bouvier, 1905
  ⇒ Metapenaeopsis
1Species
GenusArtemesia
Bate, 1888
4Species
GenusAtypopenaeus
Alcock, 1905
5Species
GenusAtypopeneus
Alcock, 1905
1Species
GenusBatepenaeopsis
Sakai & Shinomiya, 2011
4Species
GenusBombur
Münster, 1839
4Species
GenusCerataspis
Gray, 1828
6Species
GenusCeratopenaeus
Kishinouye, 1929
  ⇒ Metapenaeopsis
3Species
GenusEopabdehus
Garassino, Bahrami, Yazdi & Vega, 2014
1Species
GenusErythropenaeus
Kishinouye, 1929
  ⇒ Metapenaeopsis
2Species
GenusFarfantepenaeus
Burukovsky, 1997
  ⇒ Penaeus
9Species
GenusFenneropenaeus
Pérez Farfante, 1969
  ⇒ Penaeus
6Species
GenusFunchalia
J. Y. Johnson, 1868
11Species
GenusGanjampenaeopsis
Sakai & Shinomiya, 2011
1Species
GenusGrimaldiella
Bouvier, 1905
0Species
GenusHellerpenaeopsis
Chandra, 2016
0Species
GenusHemipenaeopsis
Bouvier, 1905
  ⇒ Funchalia
1Species
GenusHemipeneus
1Species
GenusHeteropenaeus
De Man, 1896
1Species
GenusHolthuispenaeopsis
Sakai & Shinomiya, 2011
1Species
GenusHymenopeneus
1Species
GenusIschiopeneaus
Chan, 2023
0Species
GenusJoinvilleicaris
Charbonnier, Audo, Garassino & Hy?ný, 2017
1Species
GenusKölga
Münster, 1839
1Species
GenusKishinouyepenaeopsis
Sakai & Shinomiya, 2011
4Species
GenusLadinicaris
Pasini, Garassino, Stockar & Magnani, 2022
1Species
GenusLeptopenaeus
Kishinouye, 1929
3Species
GenusLitopenaeus
Pérez Farfante, 1967
  ⇒ Penaeus
6Species
GenusLongitergite
Garassino & Teruzzi, 1996
1Species
GenusLoxopis
Dana, 1852
1Species
GenusMacropetasma
Stebbing, 1914
1Species
GenusMangalura
Miers, 1878
  ⇒ Metapenaeus
2Species
GenusMarsupenaeus
Tirmizi, 1971
  ⇒ Penaeus
1Species
GenusMegokris
Pérez Farfante and Kensley, 1997
9Species
GenusMelicertus
Rafinesque, 1814
  ⇒ Penaeus
11Species
GenusMetapenaeopsis
Bouvier, 1905
Velvet shrimps
111Species
GenusMetapenaeus
Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
Metapenaeus shrimps
84Species
GenusMetapeneus
Wood-Mason, 1891
4Species
GenusMierspenaeopsis
Sakai & Shinomiya, 2011
4Species
GenusMiyadiella
Kubo, 1949
  ⇒ Atypopenaeus
3Species
GenusNeopenaeopsis
Bouvier, 1905
1Species
GenusOleopeneaus
Chan, 2023
0Species
GenusPaeneus  ⇒ Penaeus
1Species
GenusPalaeodusa
Pinna, 1974
1Species
GenusPaleodusa
Pinna, 1974
1Species
GenusParapenaeopsis
Alcock, 1901
42Species
GenusParapenaeus
Smith, 1885
41Species
GenusParapeneus
1Species
GenusParapenopsis
1Species
GenusPelagopenaeus
Pérez Farfante and Kensley, 1997
1Species
GenusPenaeopsis
Bate, 1881
71Species
GenusPenaeus
Fabricius, 1798
196Species
GenusPeuaeus
1Species
GenusPlagosopeneaus
Chan, 2023
0Species
GenusProtrachypene
Burkenroad, 1934
1Species
GenusPseudocrangon
Schlüter, 1862
2Species
GenusPseudodrobna
Winkler, 2017
2Species
GenusRachitia
Dana, 1852
1Species
GenusRimapenaeus
Pérez Farfante & Kensley, 1997
6Species
GenusSatyrus
Garassino & Teruzzi, 1993
0Species
GenusSycionia
Hübner, 1826
  ⇒ Sicyonia
1Species
GenusTanypenaeus
Pérez Farfante, 1972
1Species
GenusTrachypenaeopsis
Burkenroad, 1934
4Species
GenusTrachypenaeus
Alcock, 1901
30Species
GenusTrachypeneopsis
Burkenroad, 1934
0Species
GenusTrachysalambria
Burkenroad, 1934
15Species
GenusTrachyslambria
1Species
GenusTzeltalpenaeus
Garassino, Vega, Calvillo-Canadell, Cevallos-Ferriz & Coutino, 2013
1Species
GenusXiaopenaeus
Xing, Liu, McKellar, Luque, Li, Wang, Yi, Sun, Wang & Audo, 2021
1Species
GenusXiphopenaeus
Smith, 1869
6Species
GenusZoquepenaeus
Garassino, Vega, Calvillo-Canadell, Cevallos-Ferriz & Coutino, 2013
1Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Penaeidae
GermanGeißelgarnelen
EnglishPenaeid shrimps
FrenchCrevettes pénaéïdes


Distribution and Species lists of Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815
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Algeria
4 Genera  8 Species
Angola
8 Genera  12 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
5 Genera  9 Species
Argentina
7 Genera  11 Species
Australia
24 Genera  143 Species
Austria
1 Genus  1 Species
Bahamas
12 Genera  16 Species
Bahrain
6 Genera  9 Species
Bangladesh
9 Genera  27 Species
Barbados
4 Genera  9 Species
Belgium
3 Genera  3 Species
Belize
8 Genera  16 Species
Benin
4 Genera  6 Species
Brazil
15 Genera  38 Species
Brunei
5 Genera  7 Species
Cambodia
3 Genera  2 Species
Cameroon
4 Genera  6 Species
Canada
8 Genera  9 Species
Cape Verde
6 Genera  7 Species
Chile
1 Genus  2 Species
China
22 Genera  109 Species
Colombia
15 Genera  49 Species
Comoros
1 Genus  1 Species
Cook Islands
1 Genus  0 Species
Costa Rica
13 Genera  30 Species
Croatia
2 Genera  3 Species
Cuba
14 Genera  31 Species
Cyprus
6 Genera  8 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
6 Genera  7 Species
Denmark
1 Genus  2 Species
Djibouti
3 Genera  3 Species
Dominica
6 Genera  10 Species
Dominican Republic
9 Genera  15 Species
East Timor
1 Genus  1 Species
Ecuador
11 Genera  24 Species
Egypt
9 Genera  25 Species
El Salvador
10 Genera  15 Species
Equatorial Guinea
2 Genera  2 Species
Eritrea
1 Genus  2 Species
Ethiopia
2 Genera  4 Species
Fiji
8 Genera  22 Species
Finland
1 Genus  1 Species
France
13 Genera  24 Species
Gabon
6 Genera  7 Species
Gambia
5 Genera  8 Species
Georgia
6 Genera  6 Species
Germany
8 Genera  16 Species
Ghana
5 Genera  8 Species
Greece
9 Genera  15 Species
Grenada
2 Genera  4 Species
Guatemala
4 Genera  7 Species
Guinea
8 Genera  9 Species
Guinea-Bissau
7 Genera  9 Species
Guyana
10 Genera  20 Species
Haiti
5 Genera  7 Species
Honduras
9 Genera  19 Species
Iceland
1 Genus  1 Species
India
21 Genera  78 Species
Indonesia
23 Genera  119 Species
Iran
12 Genera  21 Species
Iraq
4 Genera  4 Species
Ireland
1 Genus  1 Species
Israel
9 Genera  20 Species
Italy
13 Genera  24 Species
Ivory Coast
4 Genera  4 Species
Jamaica
9 Genera  26 Species
Japan
21 Genera  92 Species
Kenya
9 Genera  17 Species
Kiribati
2 Genera  2 Species
Kuwait
8 Genera  12 Species
Lebanon
7 Genera  13 Species
Liberia
6 Genera  7 Species
Libya
2 Genera  2 Species
Luxembourg
1 Genus  1 Species
Madagascar
16 Genera  32 Species
Malaysia
13 Genera  47 Species
Maldives
4 Genera  11 Species
Malta
1 Genus  1 Species
Marshall Islands
1 Genus  3 Species
Mauritania
8 Genera  11 Species
Mauritius
4 Genera  7 Species
Mexico
17 Genera  56 Species
Micronesia
8 Genera  13 Species
Monaco
1 Genus  1 Species
Montenegro
2 Genera  2 Species
Morocco
7 Genera  7 Species
Mozambique
14 Genera  39 Species
Myanmar
10 Genera  24 Species
Namibia
3 Genera  5 Species
Netherlands
6 Genera  8 Species
New Zealand
7 Genera  7 Species
Nicaragua
8 Genera  26 Species
Nigeria
5 Genera  12 Species
North Korea
1 Genus  1 Species
Norway
8 Genera  20 Species
Oman
7 Genera  15 Species
Pakistan
8 Genera  26 Species
Palau
6 Genera  7 Species
Palestine
6 Genera  7 Species
Panama
13 Genera  50 Species
Papua New Guinea
17 Genera  61 Species
Peru
8 Genera  21 Species
Philippines
20 Genera  102 Species
Poland
1 Genus  1 Species
Portugal
9 Genera  11 Species
Republic South Africa
17 Genera  43 Species
Romania
1 Genus  1 Species
Russia
4 Genera  4 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
3 Genera  4 Species
Saint Lucia
6 Genera  10 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
3 Genera  5 Species
Samoa
2 Genera  2 Species
Saudi Arabia
10 Genera  20 Species
Senegal
8 Genera  12 Species
Seychelles
5 Genera  12 Species
Sierra Leone
7 Genera  10 Species
Singapore
16 Genera  83 Species
Solomon Islands
12 Genera  22 Species
Somalia
8 Genera  13 Species
Somaliland
2 Genera  4 Species
South Korea
10 Genera  11 Species
Spain
11 Genera  20 Species
Sri Lanka
15 Genera  48 Species
Sudan
9 Genera  18 Species
Suriname
10 Genera  22 Species
Sweden
9 Genera  22 Species
Switzerland
1 Genus  1 Species
Syria
6 Genera  10 Species
Taiwan
24 Genera  180 Species
Tanzania
10 Genera  26 Species
Thailand
18 Genera  74 Species
Togo
2 Genera  2 Species
Tonga
3 Genera  2 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
8 Genera  23 Species
Tunisia
6 Genera  9 Species
Turkey
11 Genera  18 Species
Tuvalu
1 Genus  1 Species
Ukraine
1 Genus  1 Species
United Arab Emirates
3 Genera  3 Species
United Kingdom
16 Genera  27 Species
Uruguay
5 Genera  7 Species
USA
23 Genera  78 Species
Vanuatu
3 Genera  3 Species
Venezuela
10 Genera  26 Species
Vietnam
15 Genera  32 Species
Yemen
7 Genera  10 Species


Distribution on islands


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