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Checklist for Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeoid shrimps)
and region Malaysia (Southeast Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
161
543
1161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
161
543
1161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
92
374
947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
91
372
944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
22
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
21
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malaysia
5 Families width 58 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns2SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps47SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae (Wood-Mason, 1891)Solenocerid shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae (Ortmann, 1898)Rock shrimps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malaysia
21 Genera with 58 Species
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Aristaeomorpha Wood-Mason, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Aristeus Duvernoy, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Bentheogennema Burkenroad, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Fenneropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Gennadas Bate, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Haliporoides Stebbing, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopenaeus Smith, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Kishinouyepenaeopsis Sakai & Shin..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Megokris Pérez Farfan..., 19312SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1852Velvet shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1949metapenaeus shrimps12SpeciesTaxom
Mierspenaeopsis Sakai & Shin..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 18376SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 18529SpeciesTaxom
Sicyonia H. Milne-Edw..., 1811Rock shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 19494SpeciesTaxom
Trachypenaeus Alcock, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Trachysalambria Burkenroad, 19572SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malaysia
58 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aristeus semidentatus Spence Bate, 1881Smooth red shrimp
Aristeus virilis Spence Bate, 1881Pink Striped Prawn
Bentheogennema intermedia Spence Bate, 1888
Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837Banana Prawn
Fenneropenaeus merguiensis De Man, 1888Banana Prawn
Fenneropenaeus penicillatus Alcock, 1905Redtail prawn
Gennadas parvus Spence Bate, 1881
Haliporoides sibogae De Man, 1907Jack-knife prawn
Kishinouyepenaeopsis cornuta Kishinouye, 1900Coral Prawn
Litopenaeus vannamei Boone, 1931Pacific white shrimp
Megokris granulosus Haswell, 1879Coarse Shrimp
Megokris pescadoreensis Schmitt, 1931
Melicertus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896Blue-legged King Prawn
Melicertus plebejus Hess, 1865Eastern King Prawn
Metapenaeopsis lamellata De Haan, 1844Humpback prawn
Metapenaeopsis mogiensis Rathbun, 1902Mogi velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis novaguineae Haswell, 1879
Metapenaeopsis stridulans Alcock, 1905Fiddler shrimp
Metapenaeopsis velutina Dana, 1852
Metapenaeus affinis H.Milne Edwards, 1837Jinga shrimp
Metapenaeus brevicornis H.Milne Edwards, 1837Yellow prawn
Metapenaeus dobsoni Miers, 1878Kadal shrimp
Metapenaeus elegans De Man, 1907Fine shrimp
Metapenaeus ensis De Haan, 1844Endeavour Prawns
Metapenaeus intermedius Kishinouye, 1900Middle prawn
Metapenaeus lysianassa De Man, 1888Bird shrimp
Metapenaeus lysianassa malaccaensis (Hall, 1962)⇒ Metapenaeus lysianassa De Man, 1888
Metapenaeus monoceros Fabricius, 1798Brown shrimp
Metapenaeus mutatus (Lanchester, 1901)⇒ Metapenaeus affinis H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Metapenaeus spinulatus (Kubo, 1949)⇒ Metapenaeus tenuipes Kubo, 1949
Metapenaeus tenuipes Kubo, 1949Stork shrimp
Mierspenaeopsis sculptilis Heller, 1862Coral Prawn
Parapenaeopsis cornuta (Kishinouye, 1900)⇒ Kishinouyepenaeopsis cornuta Kishinouye, 1900
Parapenaeopsis gracillima Nobili, 1903American golden saxifrage
Parapenaeopsis hardwickii Miers, 1878Hard spear shrimp
Parapenaeopsis hungerfordi Alcock, 1905Dog prawn
Parapenaeopsis sculptilis (Heller, 1862)⇒ Mierspenaeopsis sculptilis Heller, 1862
Parapenaeopsis stylifera H.Milne Edwards, 1837Coromandel shrimp
Penaeopsis eduardoi Pérez Farfante, 1977Red-flecked Prawn
Penaeopsis rectacuta Spence Bate, 1881Banded Red-flecked Prawn
Penaeus affinis (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Metapenaeus affinis H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Penaeus canaliculatus australiensis (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Melicertus plebejus Hess, 1865
Penaeus indicus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Penaeus japonicus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888
Penaeus merguiensis (De Man, 1888)⇒ Fenneropenaeus merguiensis De Man, 1888
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Penaeus penicillatus (Alcock, 1905)⇒ Fenneropenaeus penicillatus Alcock, 1905
Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844Green Tiger Prawn
Penaeus velutinus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Metapenaeopsis velutina Dana, 1852
Sicyonia lancifer Olivier, 1811Knight Rock-shrimp
Sicyonia lancifera (Olivier, 1811)⇒ Sicyonia lancifer Olivier, 1811
Solenocera crassicornis H.Milne Edwards, 1837Coastal mud shrimp
Solenocera kuboi (Hall, 1956)⇒ Solenocera crassicornis H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Solenocera melantho De Man, 1907
Solenocera subnuda (Kubo, 1949)⇒ Solenocera crassicornis H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Trachypenaeus fulvus (Dall, 1957)⇒ Trachysalambria fulva Dall, 1957
Trachypenaeus granulosus (Haswell, 1879)⇒ Megokris granulosus Haswell, 1879
Trachysalambria curvirostris Stimpson, 1860Hardback Prawn
Trachysalambria fulva Dall, 1957Brown Rough Prawn

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
13
47
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySicyoniidae
Ortmann, 1898
Rock shrimps
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySolenoceridae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Solenocerid shrimps
3
5
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