Checklist for Family Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeid shrimps)
and region Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 87
185
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 87
185
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 61
140
243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 60
135
235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
| 5
9
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps | 4
8
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Penaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps | 5
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Ghana
5 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Ghana
8 Species | Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817 | Brown shrimp | | Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939 | Bait shrimp | | Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967 | Southern pink shrimp | | Metapenaeopsis miersi Holthuis, 1952 | | | Parapenaeopsis atlantica Balss, 1914 | Guinea shrimp | | Penaeopsis miersi (Holthuis, 1952) | ⇒ Metapenaeopsis miersi Holthuis, 1952 | | Penaeus (Penaeus) brasiliensis (Ives, 1891) | ⇒ Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817 | | Penaeus duorarum (Burkenroad, 1939) | ⇒ Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967 |
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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