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Checklist for Family Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeid shrimps)
and region North Queensland (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
190
621
1183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
190
621
1183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
341
691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
86
341
691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
4
11
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
4
11
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Queensland
8 Genera with 16 Species
Fenneropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Kishinouyepenaeopsis Sakai & Shin..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1962Velvet shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1926metapenaeus shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Trachysalambria Burkenroad, 19571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Queensland
16 Species
Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837Banana Prawn
Fenneropenaeus merguiensis De Man, 1888Banana Prawn
Kishinouyepenaeopsis cornuta Kishinouye, 1900Coral Prawn
Melicertus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896Blue-legged King Prawn
Melicertus longistylus Kubo, 1943Red-spotted Prawn
Melicertus plebejus Hess, 1865Eastern King Prawn
Metapenaeopsis lamellata De Haan, 1844Humpback prawn
Metapenaeopsis novaeguineae Haswell, 1879New Guinea Prawn
Metapenaeopsis palmensis Haswell, 1879Southern Velvet Prawn
Metapenaeopsis sinuosa Dall, 1957
Metapenaeopsis toloensis Hall, 1962Tolo velvet shrimp
Metapenaeus eboracensis Dall, 1957York Prawn
Metapenaeus endeavouri Schmitt, 1926Blue Endeavour Prawn
Penaeus esculentus Haswell, 1879Brown Tiger Prawn
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Trachysalambria fulva Dall, 1957Brown Rough Prawn


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