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Checklist for Family Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeid shrimps)
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
471
2820
10434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
459
2798
10382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
186
1289
5282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
183
1277
5217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
46
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
45
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
23
78
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
23 Genera with 78 Species
#ABCFHLMPRTX
Amalopeneus1SpeciesTaxom
Antrimpos Münster, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Archipenaeopsis Bouvier, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Bombur Münster, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Cerataspis Gray, 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19677SpeciesTaxom
Funchalia J. Y. Johnson, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Heteropenaeus De Man, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopeneus1SpeciesTaxom
Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Marsupenaeus Tirmizi, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1852Velvet shrimps12SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1852metapenaeus shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 01SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 18815SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 18814SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 185219SpeciesTaxom
Rimapenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 18852SpeciesTaxom
Trachypenaeopsis Burkenroad, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Trachypenaeus Alcock, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Trachysalambria Burkenroad, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Xiphopenaeus Smith, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
78 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amalopeneus elegans
Archipenaeopsis vestitus (Bouvier, 1905)⇒ Metapenaeopsis goodei Smith, 1885
Farfantepenaeus aztecus Ives, 1891Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus brevirostris Kingsley, 1878Crystal shrimp
Farfantepenaeus californiensis Holmes, 1900Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939Bait shrimp
Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967Southern pink shrimp
Farfantepenaeus subtilis (Pérez Farfante, 1967)⇒ Penaeus subtilis Pérez Farfante, 1967
Funchalia taaningi Burkenroad, 1940
Funchalia villosa Bouvier, 1905
Heteropenaeus longimanus De Man, 1896Longarm Prawn
Hymenopeneus debilis
Litopenaeus schmitti Burkenroad, 1936Southern white shrimp
Litopenaeus setiferus Linnaeus, 1767Atlantic white shrimp
Litopenaeus stylirostris Stimpson, 1871Blue shrimp
Litopenaeus vannamei Boone, 1931Pacific white shrimp
Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888Australian Kuruma Prawn
Melicertus canaliculatus Olivier, 1811Striped Prawn
Melicertus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896Blue-legged King Prawn
Melicertus marginatus Randall, 1840Aloha Prawn
Melicertus plebejus Hess, 1865Eastern King Prawn
Metapenaeopsis commensalis Borradaile, 1899Reef Shrimp
Metapenaeopsis evermanni Rathbun, 1906
Metapenaeopsis gerardoi Pérez Farfante, 1971Syncarids
Metapenaeopsis goodei Smith, 1885Caribbean velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis hilarula De Man, 1911Minstrel shrimp
Metapenaeopsis mineri Burkenroad, 1934
Metapenaeopsis mogiensis Rathbun, 1902Mogi velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis palmensis Haswell, 1879Southern Velvet Prawn
Metapenaeopsis parapalmensis Crosnier, 1994
Metapenaeopsis rosea Racek & Dall, 1965Pink velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis smithi Schmitt, 1924
Metapenaeopsis velutina Dana, 1852
Metapenaeus (Penaeus) richtersi
Metapenaeus affinis H.Milne Edwards, 1837Jinga shrimp
Metapenaeus bennettae Racek & Dall, 1965Bay Prawn
Metapenaeus evermanni (M. J. Rathbun, 1906)⇒ Metapenaeopsis evermanni Rathbun, 1906
Metapenaeus goodei (S. I. Smith, 1885)⇒ Metapenaeopsis goodei Smith, 1885
Metapenaeus lysianassa De Man, 1888Bird shrimp
Metapenaeus monoceros Fabricius, 1798Brown shrimp
Metapenaeus velutinus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Metapenaeopsis velutina Dana, 1852
Parapenaeopsis rathbunae
Parapenaeus americanus Rathbun, 1901
Parapenaeus constrictus Smith, 1885
Parapenaeus fissuroides erythraeus Crosnier, 1986
Parapenaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846Deep-water pink shrimp
Parapenaeus politus Smith, 1881Deep-water rose shrimp
Penaeopsis agassizii (Bouvier, 1905)⇒ Rimapenaeus constrictus Stimpson, 1871
Penaeopsis megalops (Smith, 1885)⇒ Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881
Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881Megalops shrimp
Penaeopsis serratus (Bate, 1881)⇒ Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881
Penaeus (Penaeus) brasiliensis (Ives, 1891)⇒ Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817
Penaeus aztecus (Ives, 1891)⇒ Farfantepenaeus aztecus Ives, 1891
Penaeus aztecus subtilis (Pérez Farfante, 1967)⇒ Penaeus subtilis Pérez Farfante, 1967
Penaeus californiensis (Holmes, 1900)⇒ Farfantepenaeus californiensis Holmes, 1900
Penaeus constrictus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Rimapenaeus constrictus Stimpson, 1871
Penaeus duorarum (Burkenroad, 1939)⇒ Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967
Penaeus fluviatilis (Say, 1818)⇒ Litopenaeus setiferus Linnaeus, 1767
Penaeus japonicus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888
Penaeus longirostris (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Parapenaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846
Penaeus longirostris politus
Penaeus marginatus (Randall, 1840)⇒ Melicertus marginatus Randall, 1840
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Penaeus politus (S. I. Smith, 1881)⇒ Parapenaeus politus Smith, 1881
Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844Green Tiger Prawn
Penaeus setifera
Penaeus setiferus (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Litopenaeus setiferus Linnaeus, 1767
Penaeus subtilis Pérez Farfante, 1967Southern brown shrimp
Penaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931)⇒ Litopenaeus vannamei Boone, 1931
Penaeus velutinus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Metapenaeopsis velutina Dana, 1852
Rimapenaeus constrictus Stimpson, 1871Roughneck shrimp
Rimapenaeus similis Smith, 1885Roughback shrimp
Trachypenaeopsis mobilispinis Rathbun, 1915
Trachypenaeopsis richtersii Miers, 1884Richter sand shrimp
Trachypenaeus constrictus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Rimapenaeus constrictus Stimpson, 1871
Trachypenaeus similis (S. I. Smith, 1885)⇒ Rimapenaeus similis Smith, 1885
Trachysalambria crosnieri Chan, Cleva ..., 2016
Trachysalambria curvirostris Stimpson, 1860Hardback Prawn
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