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Checklist for Family Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeid shrimps)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
176
486
857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
175
485
857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
274
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
82
274
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
5
19
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
19
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
9
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puerto Rico
9 Genera with 19 Species
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19675SpeciesTaxom
Funchalia J. Y. Johnson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1924Velvet shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1837metapenaeus shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Rimapenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 18852SpeciesTaxom
Xiphopenaeus Smith, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
19 Species
Farfantepenaeus aztecus Ives, 1891Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939Bait shrimp
Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967Southern pink shrimp
Farfantepenaeus subtilis (Pérez Farfante, 1967)⇒ Penaeus subtilis Pérez Farfante, 1967
Funchalia villosa Bouvier, 1905
Metapenaeopsis gerardoi Pérez Farfante, 1971Syncarids
Metapenaeopsis goodei Smith, 1885Caribbean velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis smithi Schmitt, 1924
Metapenaeus affinis H.Milne Edwards, 1837Jinga shrimp
Parapenaeus americanus Rathbun, 1901
Parapenaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846Deep-water pink shrimp
Penaeopsis megalops (Smith, 1885)⇒ Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881
Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881Megalops shrimp
Penaeus (Penaeus) brasiliensis (Ives, 1891)⇒ Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817
Penaeus subtilis Pérez Farfante, 1967Southern brown shrimp
Rimapenaeus constrictus Stimpson, 1871Roughneck shrimp
Rimapenaeus similis Smith, 1885Roughback 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