Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Penaeoidea (Penaeoid shrimps) for Benin (West Africa)

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Checklist for Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeoid shrimps)
and region Benin (West Africa)

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	32 44 51	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	32 44 51	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	25 36 43	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	25 36 43	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Dendrobranchiata Bate, 1888	2 5 8	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 Penaeoid shrimps	2 5 8	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Benin
2 Families width 8 Species

Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815	Penaeid shrimps	6	Species	Taxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898	Rock shrimps	2	Species	Taxom

Genera for Benin
5 Genera with 8 Species

Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 1967		2	Species	Taxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 1775		1	Species	Taxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 1914		1	Species	Taxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 1798		2	Species	Taxom
Sicyonia H. Milne-Edw..., 1952	Rock shrimps	2	Species	Taxom

Species list for Benin
8 Species

Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939	Bait shrimp
Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967	Southern pink shrimp
Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775	Caramote prawn
Parapenaeopsis atlantica Balss, 1914	Guinea shrimp
Penaeus kerathurus (Forskal, 1775)	⇒ Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798	Asian tiger shrimp
Sicyonia carinata Brünnich, 1768	Mediterranean rock shrimp
Sicyonia galeata Holthuis, 1952	Tufted rock shrimp

Subnodes of Penaeoidea with occurrences in Benin

Family	Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 Penaeid shrimps	4 6	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 Rock shrimps	1 2	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Penaeoidea at artfakta.se
Penaeoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Penaeoidea at itis.gov
Penaeoidea at marinespecies.org