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Checklist for Family Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeid shrimps)
and region Eastern Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
111
338
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
111
338
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
294
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
293
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
33
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
31
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
14
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Atlantic Ocean
14 Genera with 21 Species
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Funchalia J. Y. Johnson, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Holthuispenaeopsis Sakai & Shin..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Macropetasma Stebbing, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Marsupenaeus Tirmizi, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1952Velvet shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1904metapenaeus shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Pelagopenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Trachysalambria Burkenroad, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Atlantic Ocean
21 Species
Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967Southern pink shrimp
Funchalia danae Burkenroad, 1940
Funchalia villosa Bouvier, 1905
Funchalia woodwardi Johnson, 1868
Holthuispenaeopsis atlantica Balss, 1914Guinea shrimp
Macropetasma africana Balss, 1913Swimming prawn
Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888Australian Kuruma Prawn
Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775Caramote prawn
Metapenaeopsis aegyptia Galil & Golani, 1990Egyptian Prawn
Metapenaeopsis miersi Holthuis, 1952
Metapenaeus monoceros Fabricius, 1798Brown shrimp
Metapenaeus stebbingi Nobili, 1904Peregrine shrimp
Parapenaeopsis atlantica Balss, 1914Guinea shrimp
Parapenaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846Deep-water pink shrimp
Pelagopenaeus balboae Faxon, 1893
Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881Megalops shrimp
Penaeus japonicus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888
Penaeus kerathurus (Forskal, 1775)⇒ Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775
Penaeus notialis (Pérez Farfante, 1967)⇒ Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967
Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844Green Tiger Prawn
Trachysalambria curvirostris Stimpson, 1860Hardback Prawn


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