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Checklist for Family Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeid shrimps)
and region Greater Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
267
926
2026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
264
923
2023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
117
509
1265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
115
504
1251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
34
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
33
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
15
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Greater Antilles
15 Genera with 39 Species
Cerataspis Gray, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19675SpeciesTaxom
Fenneropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 17651SpeciesTaxom
Funchalia J. Y. Johnson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1924Velvet shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1888metapenaeus shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 196710SpeciesTaxom
Rimapenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 18852SpeciesTaxom
Trachypenaeopsis Burkenroad, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Trachypenaeus Alcock, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Xiphopenaeus Smith, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Antilles
39 Species and 2 Subspecies
Cerataspis monstruosus Gray, 1828
Farfantepenaeus aztecus Ives, 1891Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939Bait shrimp
Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967Southern pink shrimp
Farfantepenaeus subtilis (Pérez Farfante, 1967)⇒ Penaeus subtilis Pérez Farfante, 1967
Fenneropenaeus chinensis Osbeck, 1765Chinese white shrimp
Funchalia villosa Bouvier, 1905
Litopenaeus schmitti Burkenroad, 1936Southern white shrimp
Litopenaeus setiferus Linnaeus, 1767Atlantic white shrimp
Litopenaeus stylirostris Stimpson, 1871Blue shrimp
Litopenaeus vannamei Boone, 1931Pacific white shrimp
Melicertus canaliculatus Olivier, 1811Striped Prawn
Metapenaeopsis gerardoi Pérez Farfante, 1971Syncarids
Metapenaeopsis goodei Smith, 1885Caribbean velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis martinella Pérez Farfante, 1971Syncarids
Metapenaeopsis smithi Schmitt, 1924
Metapenaeus affinis H.Milne Edwards, 1837Jinga shrimp
Metapenaeus lysianassa De Man, 1888Bird shrimp
Parapenaeus americanus Rathbun, 1901
Parapenaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846Deep-water pink shrimp
Penaeopsis eduardoi Pérez Farfante, 1977Red-flecked Prawn
Penaeopsis megalops (Smith, 1885)⇒ Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881
Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881Megalops shrimp
Penaeus (Penaeus) brasiliensis (Ives, 1891)⇒ Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817
Penaeus aztecus subtilis (Pérez Farfante, 1967)⇒ Penaeus subtilis Pérez Farfante, 1967
Penaeus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)⇒ Fenneropenaeus chinensis Osbeck, 1765
Penaeus cubensis
Penaeus duorarum notialis (Pérez Farfante, 1967)⇒ Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Penaeus schmitti (Burkenroad, 1936)⇒ Litopenaeus schmitti Burkenroad, 1936
Penaeus setiferus (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Litopenaeus setiferus Linnaeus, 1767
Penaeus stylirostris (Stimpson, 1874)⇒ Litopenaeus stylirostris Stimpson, 1871
Penaeus subtilis Pérez Farfante, 1967Southern brown shrimp
Rimapenaeus constrictus Stimpson, 1871Roughneck shrimp
Rimapenaeus similis Smith, 1885Roughback shrimp
Trachypenaeopsis mobilispinis Rathbun, 1915
Trachypenaeus similis (S. I. Smith, 1885)⇒ Rimapenaeus similis Smith, 1885
Xiphopenaeus kroyeri Heller, 1862Atlantic seabob


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