Checklist for Family Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeid shrimps)
and region Belize (Central America)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 147
373
673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 145
371
671 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 77
225
438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 77
225
438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
| 5
17
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps | 5
17
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Penaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps | 8
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Belize
8 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for Belize
16 Species and 1 Subspecies | Farfantepenaeus brevirostris Kingsley, 1878 | Crystal shrimp | | Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967 | Southern pink shrimp | | Litopenaeus occidentalis Streets, 1871 | Western white shrimp | | Litopenaeus setiferus Linnaeus, 1767 | Atlantic white shrimp | | Litopenaeus stylirostris Stimpson, 1871 | Blue shrimp | | Melicertus marginatus Randall, 1840 | Aloha Prawn | | Metapenaeopsis gerardoi Pérez Farfante, 1971 | Syncarids | | Metapenaeopsis goodei Smith, 1885 | Caribbean velvet shrimp | | Metapenaeopsis martinella Pérez Farfante, 1971 | Syncarids | | Metapenaeopsis smithi Schmitt, 1924 | | | Metapenaeus lysianassa De Man, 1888 | Bird shrimp | | Parapenaeus americanus Rathbun, 1901 | | | Penaeopsis megalops (Smith, 1885) | ⇒ Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881 | | Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881 | Megalops shrimp | | Penaeus duorarum notialis (Pérez Farfante, 1967) | ⇒ Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967 | | Penaeus teraoi (Kubo, 1949) | ⇒ Melicertus marginatus Randall, 1840 |
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
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