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Checklist for Family Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeid shrimps)
and region Indian Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
264
991
2154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
262
988
2151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
129
622
1527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
126
616
1509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
33
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
32
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
14
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean
14 Genera with 49 Species
Atypopenaeus Alcock, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Fenneropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Funchalia J. Y. Johnson, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Marsupenaeus Tirmizi, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Megokris Pérez Farfan..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1852Velvet shrimps12SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1798metapenaeus shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 19384SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 18814SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 18445SpeciesTaxom
Trachypenaeus Alcock, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Trachysalambria Burkenroad, 18754SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean
49 Species
Atypopenaeus compressipes Henderson, 1893
Atypopenaeus formosus Dall, 1957Orange Prawn
Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837Banana Prawn
Fenneropenaeus merguiensis De Man, 1888Banana Prawn
Funchalia taaningi Burkenroad, 1940
Funchalia villosa Bouvier, 1905
Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888Australian Kuruma Prawn
Megokris gonospinifer Racek & Dall, 1965Hardback Prawn
Melicertus canaliculatus Olivier, 1811Striped Prawn
Melicertus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896Blue-legged King Prawn
Metapenaeopsis aegyptia Galil & Golani, 1990Egyptian Prawn
Metapenaeopsis commensalis Borradaile, 1899Reef Shrimp
Metapenaeopsis erythraea Crosnier, 1987
Metapenaeopsis gaillardi Crosnier, 1991Threeridge Valvata
Metapenaeopsis lamellata De Haan, 1844Humpback prawn
Metapenaeopsis lindae R.J.G. Manning, 1988
Metapenaeopsis liui Crosnier, 1987
Metapenaeopsis menoui Crosnier, 1991Threeridge Valvata
Metapenaeopsis novaeguineae Haswell, 1879New Guinea Prawn
Metapenaeopsis palmensis Haswell, 1879Southern Velvet Prawn
Metapenaeopsis philippii Spence Bate, 1881Philip velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis velutina Dana, 1852
Metapenaeus affinis H.Milne Edwards, 1837Jinga shrimp
Metapenaeus brevicornis H.Milne Edwards, 1837Yellow prawn
Metapenaeus conifer
Metapenaeus dobsoni Miers, 1878Kadal shrimp
Metapenaeus ensis De Haan, 1844Endeavour Prawns
Metapenaeus lysianassa De Man, 1888Bird shrimp
Metapenaeus monoceros Fabricius, 1798Brown shrimp
Parapenaeopsis sculptilis (Heller, 1862)⇒ Mierspenaeopsis sculptilis Heller, 1862
Parapenaeus investigatoris Alcock & And..., 1899Explorer rose shrimp
Parapenaeus lanceolatus Kubo, 1949Lance Prawn
Parapenaeus longipes Alcock, 1905Flamingo shrimp
Parapenaeus murrayi Ramadan, 1938Ward's milkvetch
Penaeopsis balssi Ivanov & Hassan, 1976
Penaeopsis eduardoi Pérez Farfante, 1977Red-flecked Prawn
Penaeopsis jerryi Pérez Farfante, 1979Thermosbaenaceans
Penaeopsis rectacuta Spence Bate, 1881Banded Red-flecked Prawn
Penaeus japonicus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888
Penaeus kerathurus (Forskal, 1775)⇒ Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775
Penaeus latisulcatus (Kishinouye, 1896)⇒ Melicertus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844Green Tiger Prawn
Trachypenaeus anchoralis Spence Bate, 1881Hardback Shrimp
Trachypenaeus curvirostris (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Trachysalambria curvirostris Stimpson, 1860
Trachysalambria aspera Alcock, 1905
Trachysalambria crosnieri Chan, Cleva ..., 2016
Trachysalambria curvirostris Stimpson, 1860Hardback Prawn
Trachysalambria longipes Paulson, 1875


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