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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
108
235
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
108
235
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
189
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
185
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
5
18
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
18
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nicaragua
5 Families width 45 Species
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns3SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps26SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps0SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nicaragua
18 Genera with 45 Species
Aristaeomorpha Wood-Mason, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Aristaeopsis Wood-Mason, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Aristeus Duvernoy, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19676SpeciesTaxom
Gennadas Bate, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Hadropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopenaeus Smith, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Mesopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1924Velvet shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 19675SpeciesTaxom
Pleoticus Bate, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Rimapenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 18853SpeciesTaxom
Sicyonia H. Milne-Edw..., 1864Rock shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 19395SpeciesTaxom
Xiphopenaeus Smith, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicaragua
45 Species
Aristaeomorpha foliacea Wood-Mason, 1891Giant gamba prawn
Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Johnson, 1868Giant Scarlet Prawn
Aristeus antillensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1909Purplehead gamba prawn
Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus brevirostris Kingsley, 1878Crystal shrimp
Farfantepenaeus californiensis Holmes, 1900Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939Bait shrimp
Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967Southern pink shrimp
Farfantepenaeus subtilis (Pérez Farfante, 1967)⇒ Penaeus subtilis Pérez Farfante, 1967
Hadropenaeus modestus Smith, 1885
Hymenopenaeus debilis Smith, 1882
Litopenaeus occidentalis Streets, 1871Western white shrimp
Litopenaeus schmitti Burkenroad, 1936Southern white shrimp
Litopenaeus stylirostris Stimpson, 1871Blue shrimp
Litopenaeus vannamei Boone, 1931Pacific white shrimp
Mesopenaeus tropicalis Bouvier, 1905Salmon shrimp
Metapenaeopsis goodei Smith, 1885Caribbean velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis hobbsi Pérez Farfante, 1971Syncarids
Metapenaeopsis smithi Schmitt, 1924
Parapenaeus americanus Rathbun, 1901
Parapenaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846Deep-water pink shrimp
Penaeopsis megalops (Smith, 1885)⇒ Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881
Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881Megalops shrimp
Penaeus (Penaeus) brasiliensis (Ives, 1891)⇒ Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817
Penaeus brevirostris (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Farfantepenaeus brevirostris Kingsley, 1878
Penaeus duorarum (Burkenroad, 1939)⇒ Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967
Penaeus schmitti (Burkenroad, 1936)⇒ Litopenaeus schmitti Burkenroad, 1936
Penaeus subtilis Pérez Farfante, 1967Southern brown shrimp
Pleoticus robustus Smith, 1885Royal red shrimp
Rimapenaeus constrictus Stimpson, 1871Roughneck shrimp
Rimapenaeus faoe Obarrio, 1954Indio shrimp
Rimapenaeus similis Smith, 1885Roughback shrimp
Sicyonia disdorsalis Burkenroad, 1934Keeled rock shrimp
Sicyonia dorsalis Kingsley, 1878Lesser rock shrimp
Sicyonia laevigata Stimpson, 1871Coral shrimp
Sicyonia martini Pérez Farfan..., 1981Rock shrimp
Sicyonia picta Faxon, 1893Japanese shrimp
Sicyonia stimpsoni Bouvier, 1905Eyespot rock shrimp
Sicyonia typica Boeck, 1864Kinglet rock shrimp
Solenocera acuminata Pérez Farfan..., 1973
Solenocera atlantidis Burkenroad, 1939Dwarf humpback shrimp
Solenocera florea Burkenroad, 1938Flower shrimp
Solenocera mutator Burkenroad, 1938
Solenocera necopina Burkenroad, 1939Deepwater humpback shrimp
Xiphopenaeus kroyeri Heller, 1862Atlantic seabob

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

Taxom

FamilyBenthesicymidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Benthesicymid shrimps
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
8
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySicyoniidae
Ortmann, 1898
Rock shrimps
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySolenoceridae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Solenocerid shrimps
5
9
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