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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
333
1353
3152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
330
1350
3144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
126
588
1419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
124
579
1397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
34
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
33
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
5 Families width 93 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aristeidae (Wood-Mason, 1891)Gamba prawns9SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps18SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps44SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae (Wood-Mason, 1891)Solenocerid shrimps16SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
33 Genera with 93 Species
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Aristaeomorpha Wood-Mason, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Aristaeopsis Wood-Mason, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Aristeus Duvernoy, 19524SpeciesTaxom
Austropenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Bentheogennema Burkenroad, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymus Spence Bate, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Cerataspis Gray, 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Fenneropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Funchalia J. Y. Johnson, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Gennadas Bate, 188414SpeciesTaxom
Hadropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Haliporoides Stebbing, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Haliporus Bate, 01SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopenaeus Smith, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Macropetasma Stebbing, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Marsupenaeus Tirmizi, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Mesopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1973Velvet shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1798metapenaeus shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 18465SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 19146SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 184410SpeciesTaxom
Pleoticus Bate, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Plesiopenaeus Smith, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Rimapenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Sicyonia H. Milne-Edw..., 1864Rock shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 18409SpeciesTaxom
Trachypenaeus Alcock, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Trachysalambria Burkenroad, 19762SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
93 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aristaeomorpha foliacea Wood-Mason, 1891Giant gamba prawn
Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Johnson, 1868Giant Scarlet Prawn
Aristeus antennatus Risso, 1816Blue and red shrimp
Aristeus antillensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1909Purplehead gamba prawn
Aristeus crosnieri (Burukovsky, 1975)⇒ Austropenaeus nitidus Barnard, 1947
Aristeus varidens Holthuis, 1952Striped red shrimp
Austropenaeus nitidus Barnard, 1947Chinese mysterysnail
Bentheogennema borealis Rathbun, 1902Northern blunt-tail shrimp
Bentheogennema intermedia Spence Bate, 1888
Bentheogennema pasithea De Man, 1907
Benthesicymus investigatoris Alcock & And..., 1899
Farfantepenaeus aztecus Ives, 1891Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939Bait shrimp
Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837Banana Prawn
Funchalia villosa Bouvier, 1905
Funchalia woodwardi Johnson, 1868
Gennadas bouvieri Kemp, 1909Bristle nailwort
Gennadas brevirostris Bouvier, 1905
Gennadas capensis Calman, 1925
Gennadas clavicarpus (De Man, 1907)⇒ Gennadas propinquus Rathbun, 1906
Gennadas gilchristi Calman, 1925
Gennadas incertus Balss, 1927Cylindrical Lioplax
Gennadas intermedius (Bate, 1888)⇒ Bentheogennema intermedia Spence Bate, 1888
Gennadas kempi Stebbing, 1914
Gennadas parvus Spence Bate, 1881
Gennadas propinquus Rathbun, 1906
Gennadas scutatus Bouvier, 1906
Gennadas talismani Bouvier, 1906
Gennadas tinayrei Bouvier, 1906
Gennadas valens Smith, 1884
Hadropenaeus modestus Smith, 1885
Haliporoides triarthrus Stebbing, 1914Knife shrimp
Haliporoides triarthrus triarthrus Stebbing, 1914
Haliporus triarthrus
Hymenopenaeus chacei Crosnier & F..., 1969
Litopenaeus setiferus Linnaeus, 1767Atlantic white shrimp
Macropetasma africana Balss, 1913Swimming prawn
Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888Australian Kuruma Prawn
Melicertus canaliculatus Olivier, 1811Striped Prawn
Melicertus hathor Burkenroad, 1959
Melicertus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896Blue-legged King Prawn
Melicertus plebejus Hess, 1865Eastern King Prawn
Mesopenaeus tropicalis Bouvier, 1905Salmon shrimp
Metapenaeopsis goodei Smith, 1885Caribbean velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis palmensis Haswell, 1879Southern Velvet Prawn
Metapenaeopsis philippii Spence Bate, 1881Philip velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis scotti Champion, 1973Desert Valvata
Metapenaeus lysianassa De Man, 1888Bird shrimp
Metapenaeus monoceros Fabricius, 1798Brown shrimp
Parapenaeopsis acclivirostris Alcock, 1905Hawknose shrimp
Parapenaeus africanus (Balss, 1913)⇒ Macropetasma africana Balss, 1913
Parapenaeus fissuroides erythraeus Crosnier, 1986
Parapenaeus fissurus Spence Bate, 1881Neptune rose shrimp
Parapenaeus investigatoris Alcock & And..., 1899Explorer rose shrimp
Parapenaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846Deep-water pink shrimp
Penaeopsis balssi Ivanov & Hassan, 1976
Penaeopsis monoceros (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Metapenaeus monoceros Fabricius, 1798
Penaeopsis philippii (Bate, 1881)⇒ Metapenaeopsis philippii Spence Bate, 1881
Penaeopsis rectacuta Spence Bate, 1881Banded Red-flecked Prawn
Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881Megalops shrimp
Penaeopsis spinulicauda (Stebbing, 1914)⇒ Metapenaeus monoceros Fabricius, 1798
Penaeus carileus
Penaeus coeruleus (Stebbing, 1905)⇒ Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798
Penaeus esculentus Haswell, 1879Brown Tiger Prawn
Penaeus hathor (Burkenroad, 1959)⇒ Melicertus hathor Burkenroad, 1959
Penaeus indicus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Penaeus japonicus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888
Penaeus longirostris (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Parapenaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Penaeus monodon semisulcatus
Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844Green Tiger Prawn
Pleoticus muelleri Spence Bate, 1888Argentine red shrimp
Pleoticus robustus Smith, 1885Royal red shrimp
Plesiopenaeus armatus Bate, 1881
Plesiopenaeus nitidus (Barnard, 1947)⇒ Austropenaeus nitidus Barnard, 1947
Rimapenaeus constrictus Stimpson, 1871Roughneck shrimp
Sicyonia brevirostris Stimpson, 1871Brown rock shrimp
Sicyonia dorsalis Kingsley, 1878Lesser rock shrimp
Sicyonia laevigata Stimpson, 1871Coral shrimp
Sicyonia picta Faxon, 1893Japanese shrimp
Sicyonia stimpsoni Bouvier, 1905Eyespot rock shrimp
Sicyonia typica Boeck, 1864Kinglet rock shrimp
Solenocera acuminata Pérez Farfan..., 1973
Solenocera africana Stebbing, 1917African mud shrimp
Solenocera africanus (Stebbing, 1917)⇒ Solenocera africana Stebbing, 1917
Solenocera agassizii Faxon, 1893Kolibri shrimp
Solenocera algoensis Barnard, 1947
Solenocera atlantidis Burkenroad, 1939Dwarf humpback shrimp
Solenocera comata Stebbing, 1915
Solenocera membranacea Stebbing, 1917Atlantic mud shrimp
Solenocera siphonocera (Philippi, 1840)⇒ Solenocera membranacea Stebbing, 1917
Trachypenaeus curvirostris (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Trachysalambria curvirostris Stimpson, 1860
Trachysalambria curvirostris Stimpson, 1860Hardback Prawn
Trachysalambria starobogatovi Ivanov & Hassan, 1976

Subnodes of Penaeoidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
FamilyAristeidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Gamba prawns, Gamba shrimps
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBenthesicymidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Benthesicymid shrimps
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
17
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySicyoniidae
Ortmann, 1898
Rock shrimps
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySolenoceridae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Solenocerid shrimps
7
16
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