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Checklist for Family Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeid shrimps)
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
218
545
999
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
217
543
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
114
336
712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
113
332
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
22
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
21
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
11
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
11 Genera with 24 Species
Cerataspis Gray, 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1902Velvet shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 19315SpeciesTaxom
Protrachypene Burkenroad, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Rimapenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 19344SpeciesTaxom
Trachypenaeus Alcock, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Xiphopenaeus Smith, 19072SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
24 Species and 2 Subspecies
Farfantepenaeus brevirostris Kingsley, 1878Crystal shrimp
Farfantepenaeus californiensis Holmes, 1900Brown shrimp
Litopenaeus occidentalis Streets, 1871Western white shrimp
Litopenaeus stylirostris Stimpson, 1871Blue shrimp
Litopenaeus vannamei Boone, 1931Pacific white shrimp
Metapenaeopsis kishinouyei Rathbun, 1902Big eye shrimp
Parapenaeopsis stylifera stylifera H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Parapenaeus fissuroides erythraeus Crosnier, 1986
Parapenaeus kishinouyei (Rathbun, 1902)⇒ Metapenaeopsis kishinouyei Rathbun, 1902
Penaeus brevirostris (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Farfantepenaeus brevirostris Kingsley, 1878
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Penaeus occidentalis (Streets, 1871)⇒ Litopenaeus occidentalis Streets, 1871
Penaeus stylirostris (Stimpson, 1874)⇒ Litopenaeus stylirostris Stimpson, 1871
Penaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931)⇒ Litopenaeus vannamei Boone, 1931
Protrachypene precipua Burkenroad, 1934Titi shrimp
Rimapenaeus byrdi Burkenroad, 1934Carabali shrimp
Rimapenaeus faoe Obarrio, 1954Indio shrimp
Rimapenaeus fuscina Pérez Farfante, 1971Pinto shrimp
Rimapenaeus pacificus Burkenroad, 1934Zebra shrimp
Trachypenaeus faoe (Obarrio, 1954)⇒ Rimapenaeus faoe Obarrio, 1954
Trachypenaeus faoea
Trachypenaeus fuscina (Pérez Farfante, 1971)⇒ Rimapenaeus fuscina Pérez Farfante, 1971
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