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Checklist for Family Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeid shrimps)
and region Wakayama (Kinki, Japan)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
161
625
1166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
160
624
1165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
108
529
1047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
529
1047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
4
14
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
4
14
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
9
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Wakayama
9 Genera with 17 Species
Atypopenaeus Alcock, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Fenneropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Marsupenaeus Tirmizi, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1879Velvet shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1900metapenaeus shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Pelagopenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Trachysalambria Burkenroad, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wakayama
17 Species
Atypopenaeus compressipes Henderson, 1893
Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837Banana Prawn
Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888Australian Kuruma Prawn
Melicertus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896Blue-legged King Prawn
Melicertus marginatus Randall, 1840Aloha Prawn
Metapenaeopsis acclivis Rathbun, 1902Tora velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis aegyptia Galil & Golani, 1990Egyptian Prawn
Metapenaeopsis barbata De Haan, 1844Red rice prawn
Metapenaeopsis dalei Rathbun, 1902Kishi velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis lata Kubo, 1949Broad velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis palmensis Haswell, 1879Southern Velvet Prawn
Metapenaeus ensis De Haan, 1844Endeavour Prawns
Metapenaeus intermedius Kishinouye, 1900Middle prawn
Pelagopenaeus balboae Faxon, 1893
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844Green Tiger Prawn
Trachysalambria curvirostris Stimpson, 1860Hardback Prawn


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