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Checklist for Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeoid shrimps)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
298
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
89
295
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
5
21
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
21
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Costa Rica
5 Families width 51 Species
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns3SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Penaeid shrimps30SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Costa Rica
21 Genera with 51 Species
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Aristaeomorpha Wood-Mason, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Aristaeopsis Wood-Mason, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymus Spence Bate, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Haliporus Bate, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopenaeus Smith, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 19315SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1902Velvet shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1888metapenaeus shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pelagopenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 19674SpeciesTaxom
Peneus Weber, 01SpeciesTaxom
Rimapenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 18856SpeciesTaxom
Sicyonia H. Milne-Edw..., 1893Rock shrimps10SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 19395SpeciesTaxom
Trachypenaeus Alcock, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Trachysalambria Burkenroad, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Xiphopenaeus Smith, 19072SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
51 Species
Aristaeomorpha foliacea Wood-Mason, 1891Giant gamba prawn
Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Johnson, 1868Giant Scarlet Prawn
Benthesicymus tanneri Faxon, 1893
Farfantepenaeus brevirostris Kingsley, 1878Crystal shrimp
Farfantepenaeus californiensis Holmes, 1900Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus subtilis (Pérez Farfante, 1967)⇒ Penaeus subtilis Pérez Farfante, 1967
Haliporus nereus (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Hymenopenaeus nereus Faxon, 1893
Hymenopenaeus nereus Faxon, 1893
Litopenaeus occidentalis Streets, 1871Western white shrimp
Litopenaeus schmitti Burkenroad, 1936Southern white shrimp
Litopenaeus setiferus Linnaeus, 1767Atlantic white shrimp
Litopenaeus stylirostris Stimpson, 1871Blue shrimp
Litopenaeus vannamei Boone, 1931Pacific white shrimp
Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775Caramote prawn
Metapenaeopsis beebei Burkenroad, 1938
Metapenaeopsis hobbsi Pérez Farfante, 1971Syncarids
Metapenaeopsis kishinouyei Rathbun, 1902Big eye shrimp
Metapenaeus lysianassa De Man, 1888Bird shrimp
Parapenaeopsis balli Burkenroad, 1934
Parapenaeus americanus Rathbun, 1901
Pelagopenaeus balboae Faxon, 1893
Penaeus balboae (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Pelagopenaeus balboae Faxon, 1893
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Penaeus occidentalis (Streets, 1871)⇒ Litopenaeus occidentalis Streets, 1871
Penaeus subtilis Pérez Farfante, 1967Southern brown shrimp
Peneus balboae
Rimapenaeus byrdi Burkenroad, 1934Carabali shrimp
Rimapenaeus constrictus Stimpson, 1871Roughneck shrimp
Rimapenaeus faoe Obarrio, 1954Indio shrimp
Rimapenaeus fuscina Pérez Farfante, 1971Pinto shrimp
Rimapenaeus pacificus Burkenroad, 1934Zebra shrimp
Rimapenaeus similis Smith, 1885Roughback shrimp
Sicyonia affinis Faxon, 1893
Sicyonia aliaffinis Burkenroad, 1934Hardhusk rock shrimp
Sicyonia burkenroadi Cobb, 1971Spiny rock shrimp
Sicyonia disdorsalis Burkenroad, 1934Keeled rock shrimp
Sicyonia disedwardsi Burkenroad, 1934Japanese shrimp
Sicyonia dorsalis Kingsley, 1878Lesser rock shrimp
Sicyonia laevigata Stimpson, 1871Coral shrimp
Sicyonia martini Pérez Farfan..., 1981Rock shrimp
Sicyonia penicillata Lockington, 1878Japanese shrimp
Sicyonia picta Faxon, 1893Japanese shrimp
Solenocera acuminata Pérez Farfan..., 1973
Solenocera agassizii Faxon, 1893Kolibri shrimp
Solenocera florea Burkenroad, 1938Flower shrimp
Solenocera mutator Burkenroad, 1938
Solenocera necopina Burkenroad, 1939Deepwater humpback shrimp
Trachypenaeus constrictus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Rimapenaeus constrictus Stimpson, 1871
Trachysalambria brevisuturae Burkenroad, 1934Smooth shrimp
Xiphopenaeus kroyeri Heller, 1862Atlantic seabob
Xiphopenaeus riveti (Bouvier, 1907)⇒ Xiphopenaeus kroyeri Heller, 1862

Subnodes of Penaeoidea with occurrences in Costa Rica
FamilyAristeidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Gamba prawns, Gamba shrimps
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBenthesicymidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Benthesicymid shrimps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
13
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySicyoniidae
Ortmann, 1898
Rock shrimps
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySolenoceridae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Solenocerid shrimps
3
7
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