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Checklist for Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeoid shrimps)
and region Kerala (South India, India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
39
58
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
39
58
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
23
34
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
23
34
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
3
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
3
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kerala
3 Families width 13 Species
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps10SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kerala
10 Genera with 13 Species
Aristeus Duvernoy, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Fenneropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Megokris Pérez Farfan..., 19311SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1891Velvet shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1798metapenaeus shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 19382SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kerala
13 Species
Aristeus alcocki Ramadan, 1938Arabian red shrimp
Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837Banana Prawn
Megokris pescadoreensis Schmitt, 1931
Melicertus canaliculatus Olivier, 1811Striped Prawn
Metapenaeopsis andamanensis Wood-Mason, 1891Rice velvet shrimp
Metapenaeus affinis H.Milne Edwards, 1837Jinga shrimp
Metapenaeus dobsoni Miers, 1878Kadal shrimp
Metapenaeus monoceros Fabricius, 1798Brown shrimp
Parapenaeopsis stylifera H.Milne Edwards, 1837Coromandel shrimp
Penaeopsis jerryi Pérez Farfante, 1979Thermosbaenaceans
Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844Green Tiger Prawn
Solenocera hextii Wood-Mason &..., 1891Deep-sea mud shrimp
Solenocera rathbuni Ramadan, 1938Ward's milkvetch

Subnodes of Penaeoidea with occurrences in Kerala
FamilyAristeidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Gamba prawns, Gamba shrimps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySolenoceridae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Solenocerid 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