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Checklist for Family Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeid shrimps)
and region Great Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
155
559
1086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
153
556
1084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
85
372
795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
84
367
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
4
19
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
4
19
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
13
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Great Barrier Reef
13 Genera with 33 Species
Atypopenaeus Alcock, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Batepenaeopsis Sakai & Shin..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Marsupenaeus Tirmizi, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Megokris Pérez Farfan..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1962Velvet shrimps10SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1844metapenaeus shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 03SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Trachypenaeus Alcock, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Trachysalambria Burkenroad, 19333SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Great Barrier Reef
33 Species
Atypopenaeus formosus Dall, 1957Orange Prawn
Atypopenaeus stenodactylus Stimpson, 1860Periscope Shrimp
Batepenaeopsis venusta De Man, 1907Adonis Shrimp
Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888Australian Kuruma Prawn
Megokris granulosus Haswell, 1879Coarse Shrimp
Melicertus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896Blue-legged King Prawn
Melicertus longistylus Kubo, 1943Red-spotted Prawn
Melicertus plebejus Hess, 1865Eastern King Prawn
Metapenaeopsis gallensis Pearson, 1905Amber lacuna
Metapenaeopsis hilarula De Man, 1911Minstrel shrimp
Metapenaeopsis lamellata De Haan, 1844Humpback prawn
Metapenaeopsis mannarensis De Bruin, 1965Fringed Valvata
Metapenaeopsis mogiensis Rathbun, 1902Mogi velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis novaeguineae Haswell, 1879New Guinea Prawn
Metapenaeopsis palmensis Haswell, 1879Southern Velvet Prawn
Metapenaeopsis rosea Racek & Dall, 1965Pink velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis sinuosa Dall, 1957
Metapenaeopsis toloensis Hall, 1962Tolo velvet shrimp
Metapenaeus endeavouri Schmitt, 1926Blue Endeavour Prawn
Metapenaeus ensis De Haan, 1844Endeavour Prawns
Parapenaeopsis cornuta (Kishinouye, 1900)⇒ Kishinouyepenaeopsis cornuta Kishinouye, 1900
Parapenaeopsis sculptilis (Heller, 1862)⇒ Mierspenaeopsis sculptilis Heller, 1862
Parapenaeopsis tenella (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Batepenaeopsis tenella Spence Bate, 1888
Parapenaeus australiensis Dall, 1957Australian Rose Prawn
Penaeopsis eduardoi Pérez Farfante, 1977Red-flecked Prawn
Penaeopsis endeavouri (Schmitt, 1926)⇒ Metapenaeus endeavouri Schmitt, 1926
Penaeopsis novaeguinaeae
Penaeus esculentus Haswell, 1879Brown Tiger Prawn
Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844Green Tiger Prawn
Trachypenaeus anchoralis Spence Bate, 1881Hardback Shrimp
Trachysalambria curvirostris Stimpson, 1860Hardback Prawn
Trachysalambria longipes Paulson, 1875
Trachysalambria malaiana Balss, 1933Brown Rough 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