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Checklist for Family Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeid shrimps)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
296
1339
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
295
1337
3457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
146
852
2513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
143
844
2486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
36
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
35
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
17
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
17 Genera with 47 Species
Ambilobeia Garassino & ..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Cerataspis Gray, 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Fenneropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Funchalia J. Y. Johnson, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Macropetasma Stebbing, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Marsupenaeus Tirmizi, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 18404SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1973Velvet shrimps10SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1904metapenaeus shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 19497SpeciesTaxom
Pelagopenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 18799SpeciesTaxom
Trachypenaeopsis Burkenroad, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Trachysalambria Burkenroad, 19765SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
47 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ambilobeia karojoi ♰ A. Garassino, 2002
Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus brevirostris Kingsley, 1878Crystal shrimp
Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837Banana Prawn
Funchalia taaningi Burkenroad, 1940
Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888Australian Kuruma Prawn
Melicertus canaliculatus Olivier, 1811Striped Prawn
Melicertus hathor Burkenroad, 1959
Melicertus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896Blue-legged King Prawn
Melicertus marginatus Randall, 1840Aloha Prawn
Metapenaeopsis aegyptia Galil & Golani, 1990Egyptian Prawn
Metapenaeopsis faouzii Ramadan, 1938
Metapenaeopsis hilarula De Man, 1911Minstrel shrimp
Metapenaeopsis incisa Crosnier, 1991Threeridge Valvata
Metapenaeopsis menoui Crosnier, 1991Threeridge Valvata
Metapenaeopsis mogiensis Rathbun, 1902Mogi velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis mogiensis mogiensis Rathbun, 1902
Metapenaeopsis proxima Crosnier, 1991Threeridge Valvata
Metapenaeopsis quadrilobata Crosnier, 1991Threeridge Valvata
Metapenaeopsis scotti Champion, 1973Desert Valvata
Metapenaeus mogiensis (Rathbun, 1902)⇒ Metapenaeopsis mogiensis Rathbun, 1902
Metapenaeus monoceros Fabricius, 1798Brown shrimp
Metapenaeus stebbingi Nobili, 1904Peregrine shrimp
Parapenaeopsis acclivirostris Alcock, 1905Hawknose shrimp
Parapenaeus americanus Rathbun, 1901
Parapenaeus fissuroides indicus Crosnier, 1986
Parapenaeus indicus Crosnier, 1986
Parapenaeus longipes Alcock, 1905Flamingo shrimp
Parapenaeus murrayi Ramadan, 1938Ward's milkvetch
Parapenaeus politus Smith, 1881Deep-water rose shrimp
Parapenaeus sextuberculatus Kubo, 1949Domino shrimp
Pelagopenaeus balboae Faxon, 1893
Penaeopsis balssi Ivanov & Hassan, 1976
Penaeopsis eduardoi Pérez Farfante, 1977Red-flecked Prawn
Penaeus canaliculatus (Olivier, 1811)⇒ Melicertus canaliculatus Olivier, 1811
Penaeus carinatus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798
Penaeus indicus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Penaeus japonicus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888
Penaeus latisulcatus (Kishinouye, 1896)⇒ Melicertus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Penaeus richtersoni
Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844Green Tiger Prawn
Penaeus semisulcatus exsulcatus (Hilgendorf, 1879)⇒ Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798
Trachypenaeopsis richtersii Miers, 1884Richter sand shrimp
Trachysalambria aspera Alcock, 1905
Trachysalambria curvirostris Stimpson, 1860Hardback Prawn
Trachysalambria longipes Paulson, 1875
Trachysalambria parvispina Chan, Cleva ..., 2016
Trachysalambria starobogatovi Ivanov & Hassan, 1976


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