Checklist for Family Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeid shrimps)
and region Guinea (West Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 87
171
257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 87
171
257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 58
133
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 57
131
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
| 5
14
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps | 5
14
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Penaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps | 8
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Guinea
8 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Guinea
9 Species | Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967 | Southern pink shrimp | | Litopenaeus vannamei Boone, 1931 | Pacific white shrimp | | Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775 | Caramote prawn | | Metapenaeopsis miersi Holthuis, 1952 | | | Parapenaeopsis atlantica Balss, 1914 | Guinea shrimp | | Parapenaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846 | Deep-water pink shrimp | | Penaeopsis miersi (Holthuis, 1952) | ⇒ Metapenaeopsis miersi Holthuis, 1952 | | Penaeus kerathurus (Forskal, 1775) | ⇒ Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775 | | Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 | Asian tiger shrimp |
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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