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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
92
200
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
92
200
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
110
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
110
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
3
10
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
3
10
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tamil Nadu
3 Families width 29 Species
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps24SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae (Ortmann, 1898)Rock shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tamil Nadu
10 Genera with 29 Species
Fenneropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Megokris Pérez Farfan..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1905Velvet shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1896metapenaeus shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 19055SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 18445SpeciesTaxom
Sicyonia H. Milne-Edw..., 1811Rock shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 18884SpeciesTaxom
Trachysalambria Burkenroad, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
29 Species
Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837Banana Prawn
Fenneropenaeus merguiensis De Man, 1888Banana Prawn
Megokris granulosus Haswell, 1879Coarse Shrimp
Metapenaeopsis barbata De Haan, 1844Red rice prawn
Metapenaeopsis gaillardi Crosnier, 1991Threeridge Valvata
Metapenaeopsis stridulans Alcock, 1905Fiddler shrimp
Metapenaeus affinis H.Milne Edwards, 1837Jinga shrimp
Metapenaeus dobsoni Miers, 1878Kadal shrimp
Metapenaeus ensis De Haan, 1844Endeavour Prawns
Metapenaeus insolitus Racek & Dall, 1965Bay Prawns
Metapenaeus monoceros Fabricius, 1798Brown shrimp
Metapenaeus moyebi Kishinouye, 1896Moyebi shrimp
Parapenaeopsis acclivirostris Alcock, 1905Hawknose shrimp
Parapenaeopsis maxillipedo (Alcock, 1905)⇒ Kishinouyepenaeopsis maxillipedo Alcock, 1905
Parapenaeopsis nana Alcock, 1905Dwarf shrimp
Parapenaeopsis stylifera H.Milne Edwards, 1837Coromandel shrimp
Parapenaeopsis uncta Alcock, 1905Uncta shrimp
Parapenaeus longipes Alcock, 1905Flamingo shrimp
Penaeus dobsoni (Miers, 1878)⇒ Metapenaeus dobsoni Miers, 1878
Penaeus indicus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Penaeus nidicus
Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844Green Tiger Prawn
Sicyonia lancifera (Olivier, 1811)⇒ Sicyonia lancifer Olivier, 1811
Solenocera bedokensis Hall, 1962Pond apple
Solenocera choprai Nataraj, 1945Ridgeback shrimp
Solenocera crassicornis H.Milne Edwards, 1837Coastal mud shrimp
Solenocera pectinata Spence Bate, 1888Comb Shrimp
Trachysalambria curvirostris Stimpson, 1860Hardback Prawn

Subnodes of Penaeoidea with occurrences in Tamil Nadu
FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
8
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySicyoniidae
Ortmann, 1898
Rock shrimps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySolenoceridae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Solenocerid shrimps
1
4
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