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Checklist for Family Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeid shrimps)
and region Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
96
406
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
404
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
31
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
30
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
14
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mozambique
14 Genera with 39 Species
Fenneropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Funchalia J. Y. Johnson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Marsupenaeus Tirmizi, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Megokris Pérez Farfan..., 19611SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 18404SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1973Velvet shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1904metapenaeus shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 19387SpeciesTaxom
Pelagopenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 18814SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 18799SpeciesTaxom
Trachypenaeus Alcock, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Trachysalambria Burkenroad, 19763SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
39 Species and 5 Subspecies
Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837Banana Prawn
Funchalia villosa Bouvier, 1905
Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888Australian Kuruma Prawn
Megokris sedili Hall, 1961Malayan shrimp
Melicertus canaliculatus Olivier, 1811Striped Prawn
Melicertus hathor Burkenroad, 1959
Melicertus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896Blue-legged King Prawn
Melicertus marginatus Randall, 1840Aloha Prawn
Metapenaeopsis hilarula De Man, 1911Minstrel shrimp
Metapenaeopsis mogiensis Rathbun, 1902Mogi velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis philippii Spence Bate, 1881Philip velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis scotti Champion, 1973Desert Valvata
Metapenaeus dobsoni Miers, 1878Kadal shrimp
Metapenaeus monoceros Fabricius, 1798Brown shrimp
Metapenaeus stebbingi Nobili, 1904Peregrine shrimp
Parapenaeopsis acclivirostris Alcock, 1905Hawknose shrimp
Parapenaeopsis atlantica Balss, 1914Guinea shrimp
Parapenaeopsis sculptilis (Heller, 1862)⇒ Mierspenaeopsis sculptilis Heller, 1862
Parapenaeus fissuroides erythraeus Crosnier, 1986
Parapenaeus fissuroides indicus Crosnier, 1986
Parapenaeus fissurus Spence Bate, 1881Neptune rose shrimp
Parapenaeus indicus Crosnier, 1986
Parapenaeus investigatoris Alcock & And..., 1899Explorer rose shrimp
Parapenaeus longipes Alcock, 1905Flamingo shrimp
Parapenaeus murrayi Ramadan, 1938Ward's milkvetch
Pelagopenaeus balboae Faxon, 1893
Penaeopsis balssi Ivanov & Hassan, 1976
Penaeopsis hilarulus (De Man, 1911)⇒ Metapenaeopsis hilarula De Man, 1911
Penaeopsis quinquedentata
Penaeopsis rectacuta Spence Bate, 1881Banded Red-flecked Prawn
Penaeus hathor (Burkenroad, 1959)⇒ Melicertus hathor Burkenroad, 1959
Penaeus indicus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Penaeus indicus longirostris (De Man, 1892)⇒ 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 monodon semisulcatus
Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844Green Tiger Prawn
Penaeus semisulcatus exsulcatus (Hilgendorf, 1879)⇒ Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798
Trachypenaeus curvirostris (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Trachysalambria curvirostris Stimpson, 1860
Trachysalambria aspera Alcock, 1905
Trachysalambria curvirostris Stimpson, 1860Hardback Prawn
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