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Checklist for Family Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeid shrimps)
and region Bahamas (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
197
587
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
194
584
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
106
393
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
105
388
819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
28
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
27
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
12
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bahamas
12 Genera with 16 Species
Atypopenaeus Alcock, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Cerataspis Gray, 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Funchalia J. Y. Johnson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1924Velvet shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Rimapenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Trachypenaeopsis Burkenroad, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Trachypenaeus Alcock, 18851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bahamas
16 Species
Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939Bait shrimp
Farfantepenaeus subtilis (Pérez Farfante, 1967)⇒ Penaeus subtilis Pérez Farfante, 1967
Funchalia villosa Bouvier, 1905
Litopenaeus vannamei Boone, 1931Pacific white shrimp
Metapenaeopsis gerardoi Pérez Farfante, 1971Syncarids
Metapenaeopsis goodei Smith, 1885Caribbean velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis hobbsi Pérez Farfante, 1971Syncarids
Metapenaeopsis smithi Schmitt, 1924
Parapenaeus americanus Rathbun, 1901
Parapenaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846Deep-water pink shrimp
Penaeopsis megalops (Smith, 1885)⇒ Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881
Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881Megalops shrimp
Penaeus subtilis Pérez Farfante, 1967Southern brown shrimp
Rimapenaeus similis Smith, 1885Roughback shrimp
Trachypenaeus similis (S. I. Smith, 1885)⇒ Rimapenaeus similis Smith, 1885


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