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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
104
346
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
104
346
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
70
272
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
69
270
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
2
11
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
2
11
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
10
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saudi Arabia
10 Genera with 20 Species
Marsupenaeus Tirmizi, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Megokris Pérez Farfan..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1905Velvet shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1904metapenaeus shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Trachypenaeus Alcock, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Trachysalambria Burkenroad, 19323SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888Australian Kuruma Prawn
Megokris granulosus Haswell, 1879Coarse Shrimp
Melicertus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896Blue-legged King Prawn
Metapenaeopsis erythraea Crosnier, 1987
Metapenaeopsis hilarula De Man, 1911Minstrel shrimp
Metapenaeopsis liui Crosnier, 1987
Metapenaeopsis mogiensis Rathbun, 1902Mogi velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis persica Crosnier, 1991Threeridge Valvata
Metapenaeopsis stridulans Alcock, 1905Fiddler shrimp
Metapenaeus affinis H.Milne Edwards, 1837Jinga shrimp
Metapenaeus stebbingi Nobili, 1904Peregrine shrimp
Parapenaeus fissuroides erythraeus Crosnier, 1986
Penaeopsis mogiensis Balss, 1915
Penaeus japonicus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844Green Tiger Prawn
Trachypenaeus curvirostris (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Trachysalambria curvirostris Stimpson, 1860
Trachysalambria curvirostris Stimpson, 1860Hardback Prawn
Trachysalambria nansei Sakaji & Hay..., 2003
Trachysalambria palaestinensis (Steinitz, 1932)⇒ Trachysalambria curvirostris Stimpson, 1860


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