AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeoid shrimps)
and region Guinea-Bissau (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
87
182
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
182
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
55
117
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
54
112
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
5
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
4
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guinea-Bissau
4 Families width 14 Species
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns3SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guinea-Bissau
11 Genera with 14 Species
Aristaeopsis Wood-Mason, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Aristeus Duvernoy, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1852Velvet shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1852metapenaeus shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Sicyonia H. Milne-Edw..., 1952Rock shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guinea-Bissau
14 Species
Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Johnson, 1868Giant Scarlet Prawn
Aristeus antennatus Risso, 1816Blue and red shrimp
Aristeus varidens Holthuis, 1952Striped red shrimp
Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939Bait shrimp
Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967Southern pink shrimp
Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775Caramote prawn
Metapenaeopsis velutina Dana, 1852
Metapenaeus velutinus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Metapenaeopsis velutina Dana, 1852
Parapenaeopsis atlantica Balss, 1914Guinea shrimp
Parapenaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846Deep-water pink shrimp
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Sicyonia galeata Holthuis, 1952Tufted rock shrimp
Solenocera africana Stebbing, 1917African mud shrimp

Subnodes of Penaeoidea with occurrences in Guinea-Bissau
FamilyAristeidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Gamba prawns, Gamba shrimps
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySicyoniidae
Ortmann, 1898
Rock shrimps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySolenoceridae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Solenocerid shrimps
1
1
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