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Checklist for Family Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeid shrimps)
and region Oman (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
88
251
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
250
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
62
206
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
62
206
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
4
10
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
4
10
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
7
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oman
7 Genera with 15 Species
Fenneropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1852Velvet shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1904metapenaeus shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Trachysalambria Burkenroad, 18602SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oman
15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837Banana Prawn
Fenneropenaeus merguiensis De Man, 1888Banana Prawn
Metapenaeopsis mogiensis Rathbun, 1902Mogi velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis mogiensis mogiensis Rathbun, 1902
Metapenaeopsis stridulans Alcock, 1905Fiddler shrimp
Metapenaeopsis vaillanti Nobili, 1904
Metapenaeopsis velutina Dana, 1852
Metapenaeus mogiensis (Rathbun, 1902)⇒ Metapenaeopsis mogiensis Rathbun, 1902
Metapenaeus monoceros Fabricius, 1798Brown shrimp
Metapenaeus stebbingi Nobili, 1904Peregrine shrimp
Parapenaeopsis stylifera H.Milne Edwards, 1837Coromandel shrimp
Parapenaeus fissuroides fissuroides Crosnier, 1986
Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844Green Tiger Prawn
Penaeus velutinus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Metapenaeopsis velutina Dana, 1852
Trachysalambria aspera Alcock, 1905
Trachysalambria curvirostris Stimpson, 1860Hardback 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