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Checklist for Family Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeid shrimps)
and region Réunion (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
120
375
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
120
375
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
80
307
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
80
307
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
4
20
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
4
20
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Réunion
8 Genera with 12 Species
Marsupenaeus Tirmizi, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1973Velvet shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1798metapenaeus shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Trachysalambria Burkenroad, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Réunion
12 Species
Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888Australian Kuruma Prawn
Melicertus canaliculatus Olivier, 1811Striped Prawn
Melicertus hathor Burkenroad, 1959
Melicertus marginatus Randall, 1840Aloha Prawn
Metapenaeopsis hilarula De Man, 1911Minstrel shrimp
Metapenaeopsis scotti Champion, 1973Desert Valvata
Metapenaeus monoceros Fabricius, 1798Brown shrimp
Parapenaeus murrayi Ramadan, 1938Ward's milkvetch
Penaeopsis eduardoi Pérez Farfante, 1977Red-flecked Prawn
Penaeus japonicus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Trachysalambria longipes Paulson, 1875


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