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Checklist for Family Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeid shrimps)
and region South New Guinea (New Guinea)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
9
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
9
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
9
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
9
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South New Guinea
2 Genera with 4 Species
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1852Velvet shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 18522SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South New Guinea
4 Species
Metapenaeopsis palmensis Haswell, 1879Southern Velvet Prawn
Metapenaeopsis velutina Dana, 1852
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Penaeus velutinus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Metapenaeopsis velutina Dana, 1852


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