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Checklist for Family Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeid shrimps)
and region North Carolina (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
201
606
1020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
200
604
1019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
93
306
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
92
302
604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
25
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
24
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
11
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Carolina
11 Genera with 14 Species
Amalopeneus1SpeciesTaxom
Cerataspis Gray, 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1885Velvet shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1888metapenaeus shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Rimapenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Xiphopenaeus Smith, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Carolina
14 Species
Amalopeneus elegans
Farfantepenaeus aztecus Ives, 1891Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939Bait shrimp
Litopenaeus setiferus Linnaeus, 1767Atlantic white shrimp
Metapenaeopsis goodei Smith, 1885Caribbean velvet shrimp
Metapenaeus lysianassa De Man, 1888Bird shrimp
Parapenaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846Deep-water pink shrimp
Parapenaeus politus Smith, 1881Deep-water rose shrimp
Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881Megalops shrimp
Penaeus aztecus (Ives, 1891)⇒ Farfantepenaeus aztecus Ives, 1891
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Rimapenaeus constrictus Stimpson, 1871Roughneck shrimp
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