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Checklist for Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeoid shrimps)
and region Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
96
406
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
404
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
31
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
30
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mozambique
5 Families width 64 Species and 6 Subspecies
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns8SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps11SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps39SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae (Ortmann, 1898)Rock shrimps4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mozambique
30 Genera with 64 Species
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Aristaeomorpha Wood-Mason, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Aristaeopsis Wood-Mason, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Aristeus Duvernoy, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymus Spence Bate, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Benthonectes Smith, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopenaeus De Freitas, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Fenneropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Funchalia J. Y. Johnson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Gennadas Bate, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Gordonella Tirmizi, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Hadropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Haliporoides Stebbing, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Haliporus Bate, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Marsupenaeus Tirmizi, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Megokris Pérez Farfan..., 19611SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 18404SpeciesTaxom
Mesopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1973Velvet shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1904metapenaeus shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Parahepomadus Crosnier, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 19387SpeciesTaxom
Pelagopenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 18814SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 18799SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaristeus Crosnier, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Sicyonia H. Milne-Edw..., 1811Rock shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 19705SpeciesTaxom
Trachypenaeus Alcock, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Trachysalambria Burkenroad, 19763SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
64 Species and 6 Subspecies
Aristaeomorpha foliacea Wood-Mason, 1891Giant gamba prawn
Aristaeomorpha rostridentata (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Aristaeomorpha foliacea Wood-Mason, 1891
Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Johnson, 1868Giant Scarlet Prawn
Aristeus antennatus Risso, 1816Blue and red shrimp
Aristeus semidentatus Spence Bate, 1881Smooth red shrimp
Aristeus virilis Spence Bate, 1881Pink Striped Prawn
Benthesicymus investigatoris Alcock & And..., 1899
Benthonectes filipes Smith, 1885
Cryptopenaeus catherinae De Freitas, 1979
Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837Banana Prawn
Funchalia villosa Bouvier, 1905
Gordonella kensleyi Crosnier, 1988Ocmulgee Marstonia
Hadropenaeus lucasii Spence Bate, 1881Striped Coral Prawn
Haliporoides triarthrus vniroi Crosnier, 1978
Haliporus taprobanensis Alcock & And..., 1899Red-backed Coral Prawn
Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888Australian Kuruma Prawn
Megokris sedili Hall, 1961Malayan shrimp
Melicertus canaliculatus Olivier, 1811Striped Prawn
Melicertus hathor Burkenroad, 1959
Melicertus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896Blue-legged King Prawn
Melicertus marginatus Randall, 1840Aloha Prawn
Mesopenaeus (érez) mariae Pérez Farfan..., 1982
Metapenaeopsis hilarula De Man, 1911Minstrel shrimp
Metapenaeopsis mogiensis Rathbun, 1902Mogi velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis philippii Spence Bate, 1881Philip velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis scotti Champion, 1973Desert Valvata
Metapenaeus dobsoni Miers, 1878Kadal shrimp
Metapenaeus monoceros Fabricius, 1798Brown shrimp
Metapenaeus stebbingi Nobili, 1904Peregrine shrimp
Parahepomadus vaubani Crosnier, 1978Maiden Campeloma
Parapenaeopsis acclivirostris Alcock, 1905Hawknose shrimp
Parapenaeopsis atlantica Balss, 1914Guinea shrimp
Parapenaeopsis sculptilis (Heller, 1862)⇒ Mierspenaeopsis sculptilis Heller, 1862
Parapenaeus fissuroides erythraeus Crosnier, 1986
Parapenaeus fissuroides indicus Crosnier, 1986
Parapenaeus fissurus Spence Bate, 1881Neptune rose shrimp
Parapenaeus indicus Crosnier, 1986
Parapenaeus investigatoris Alcock & And..., 1899Explorer rose shrimp
Parapenaeus longipes Alcock, 1905Flamingo shrimp
Parapenaeus murrayi Ramadan, 1938Ward's milkvetch
Pelagopenaeus balboae Faxon, 1893
Penaeopsis balssi Ivanov & Hassan, 1976
Penaeopsis hilarulus (De Man, 1911)⇒ Metapenaeopsis hilarula De Man, 1911
Penaeopsis quinquedentata
Penaeopsis rectacuta Spence Bate, 1881Banded Red-flecked Prawn
Penaeus hathor (Burkenroad, 1959)⇒ Melicertus hathor Burkenroad, 1959
Penaeus indicus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Penaeus indicus longirostris (De Man, 1892)⇒ Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Penaeus japonicus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888
Penaeus latisulcatus (Kishinouye, 1896)⇒ Melicertus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Penaeus monodon semisulcatus
Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844Green Tiger Prawn
Penaeus semisulcatus exsulcatus (Hilgendorf, 1879)⇒ Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798
Pseudaristeus sibogae De Man, 1911
Sicyonia inflexa Kubo, 1949
Sicyonia japonica Balss, 1914Japanese Rock Shrimp
Sicyonia lancifer Olivier, 1811Knight Rock-shrimp
Sicyonia lancifera (Olivier, 1811)⇒ Sicyonia lancifer Olivier, 1811
Solenocera algoensis Barnard, 1947
Solenocera choprai Nataraj, 1945Ridgeback shrimp
Solenocera comata Stebbing, 1915
Solenocera pectinulata Kubo, 1949Prostrate spineflower
Solenocera waltairensis M.J. George ..., 1970
Trachypenaeus curvirostris (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Trachysalambria curvirostris Stimpson, 1860
Trachysalambria aspera Alcock, 1905
Trachysalambria curvirostris Stimpson, 1860Hardback Prawn
Trachysalambria starobogatovi Ivanov & Hassan, 1976

Subnodes of Penaeoidea with occurrences in Mozambique
FamilyAristeidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Gamba prawns, Gamba shrimps
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBenthesicymidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Benthesicymid shrimps
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
14
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySicyoniidae
Ortmann, 1898
Rock shrimps
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySolenoceridae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Solenocerid shrimps
7
11
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