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Checklist for Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeoid shrimps)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
242
727
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
240
725
1182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
100
340
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
99
337
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
5
23
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
23
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
5 Families width 42 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns4SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps18SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
23 Genera with 42 Species
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Aristaeomorpha Wood-Mason, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Aristaeopsis Wood-Mason, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Aristeus Duvernoy, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Austropenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Bentheogennema Burkenroad, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Fenneropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Funchalia J. Y. Johnson, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Gennadas Bate, 19065SpeciesTaxom
Hadropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Macropetasma Stebbing, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Marsupenaeus Tirmizi, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Mesopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1879Velvet shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Pleoticus Bate, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Rimapenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Sicyonia H. Milne-Edw..., 1864Rock shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 19154SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
42 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aristaeomorpha foliacea Wood-Mason, 1891Giant gamba prawn
Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Johnson, 1868Giant Scarlet Prawn
Aristeus antillensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1909Purplehead gamba prawn
Austropenaeus nitidus Barnard, 1947Chinese mysterysnail
Bentheogennema borealis Rathbun, 1902Northern blunt-tail shrimp
Bentheogennema intermedia Spence Bate, 1888
Farfantepenaeus aztecus Ives, 1891Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939Bait shrimp
Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837Banana Prawn
Funchalia woodwardi Johnson, 1868
Gennadas capensis Calman, 1925
Gennadas gilchristi Calman, 1925
Gennadas intermedius (Bate, 1888)⇒ Bentheogennema intermedia Spence Bate, 1888
Gennadas kempi Stebbing, 1914
Gennadas scutatus Bouvier, 1906
Hadropenaeus modestus Smith, 1885
Litopenaeus setiferus Linnaeus, 1767Atlantic white shrimp
Macropetasma africana Balss, 1913Swimming prawn
Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888Australian Kuruma Prawn
Melicertus canaliculatus Olivier, 1811Striped Prawn
Melicertus plebejus Hess, 1865Eastern King Prawn
Mesopenaeus tropicalis Bouvier, 1905Salmon shrimp
Metapenaeopsis goodei Smith, 1885Caribbean velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis palmensis Haswell, 1879Southern Velvet Prawn
Parapenaeus fissuroides erythraeus Crosnier, 1986
Parapenaeus fissurus Spence Bate, 1881Neptune rose shrimp
Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881Megalops shrimp
Penaeus esculentus Haswell, 1879Brown Tiger Prawn
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Pleoticus muelleri Spence Bate, 1888Argentine red shrimp
Pleoticus robustus Smith, 1885Royal red shrimp
Rimapenaeus constrictus Stimpson, 1871Roughneck shrimp
Sicyonia brevirostris Stimpson, 1871Brown rock shrimp
Sicyonia laevigata Stimpson, 1871Coral shrimp
Sicyonia picta Faxon, 1893Japanese shrimp
Sicyonia stimpsoni Bouvier, 1905Eyespot rock shrimp
Sicyonia typica Boeck, 1864Kinglet rock shrimp
Solenocera acuminata Pérez Farfan..., 1973
Solenocera agassizii Faxon, 1893Kolibri shrimp
Solenocera atlantidis Burkenroad, 1939Dwarf humpback shrimp
Solenocera comata Stebbing, 1915

Subnodes of Penaeoidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyAristeidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Gamba prawns, Gamba shrimps
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBenthesicymidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Benthesicymid shrimps
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
12
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySicyoniidae
Ortmann, 1898
Rock shrimps
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySolenoceridae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Solenocerid shrimps
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Penaeoidea at artfakta.se
Penaeoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Penaeoidea at itis.gov
Penaeoidea at marinespecies.org