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Checklist for Family Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeid shrimps)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
298
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
89
295
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
5
21
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
21
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
13
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
13 Genera with 30 Species
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 19315SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1902Velvet shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1888metapenaeus shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pelagopenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 19674SpeciesTaxom
Rimapenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 18856SpeciesTaxom
Trachypenaeus Alcock, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Trachysalambria Burkenroad, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Xiphopenaeus Smith, 19072SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
30 Species
Farfantepenaeus brevirostris Kingsley, 1878Crystal shrimp
Farfantepenaeus californiensis Holmes, 1900Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus subtilis (Pérez Farfante, 1967)⇒ Penaeus subtilis Pérez Farfante, 1967
Litopenaeus occidentalis Streets, 1871Western white shrimp
Litopenaeus schmitti Burkenroad, 1936Southern white shrimp
Litopenaeus setiferus Linnaeus, 1767Atlantic white shrimp
Litopenaeus stylirostris Stimpson, 1871Blue shrimp
Litopenaeus vannamei Boone, 1931Pacific white shrimp
Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775Caramote prawn
Metapenaeopsis beebei Burkenroad, 1938
Metapenaeopsis hobbsi Pérez Farfante, 1971Syncarids
Metapenaeopsis kishinouyei Rathbun, 1902Big eye shrimp
Metapenaeus lysianassa De Man, 1888Bird shrimp
Parapenaeopsis balli Burkenroad, 1934
Parapenaeus americanus Rathbun, 1901
Pelagopenaeus balboae Faxon, 1893
Penaeus balboae (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Pelagopenaeus balboae Faxon, 1893
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Penaeus occidentalis (Streets, 1871)⇒ Litopenaeus occidentalis Streets, 1871
Penaeus subtilis Pérez Farfante, 1967Southern brown shrimp
Rimapenaeus byrdi Burkenroad, 1934Carabali shrimp
Rimapenaeus constrictus Stimpson, 1871Roughneck shrimp
Rimapenaeus faoe Obarrio, 1954Indio shrimp
Rimapenaeus fuscina Pérez Farfante, 1971Pinto shrimp
Rimapenaeus pacificus Burkenroad, 1934Zebra shrimp
Rimapenaeus similis Smith, 1885Roughback shrimp
Trachypenaeus constrictus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Rimapenaeus constrictus Stimpson, 1871
Trachysalambria brevisuturae Burkenroad, 1934Smooth shrimp
Xiphopenaeus kroyeri Heller, 1862Atlantic seabob
Xiphopenaeus riveti (Bouvier, 1907)⇒ Xiphopenaeus kroyeri Heller, 1862


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