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Checklist for Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeoid shrimps)
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
471
2820
10434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
459
2798
10382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
186
1289
5282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
183
1277
5217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
46
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
45
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for USA
5 Families width 169 Species and 4 Subspecies
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps33SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps78SpeciesTaxom
Aristeidae (Wood-Mason, 1891)Gamba prawns16SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps18SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae (Wood-Mason, 1891)Solenocerid shrimps24SpeciesTaxom


Genera for USA
45 Genera with 169 Species
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Altelatipes Crosnier & V..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Amalopenaeus Smith, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Amalopeneus1SpeciesTaxom
Antrimpos Münster, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Archipenaeopsis Bouvier, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Aristaeomorpha Wood-Mason, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Aristaeopsis Wood-Mason, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Aristeus Duvernoy, 18816SpeciesTaxom
Bentheogennema Burkenroad, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymus Spence Bate, 193611SpeciesTaxom
Benthonectes Smith, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Bombur Münster, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Cerataspis Gray, 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Eusicyonia Stebbing, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19677SpeciesTaxom
Funchalia J. Y. Johnson, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Gennadas Bate, 188415SpeciesTaxom
Hadropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Haliporoides Stebbing, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Haliporus Bate, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Halosbaena Stock, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenaeus Bate, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Hepomadus Bate, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Heteropenaeus De Man, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopenaeus Smith, 19058SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopeneus1SpeciesTaxom
Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Marsupenaeus Tirmizi, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Mesopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1852Velvet shrimps12SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1852metapenaeus shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 01SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 18815SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 18814SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 185219SpeciesTaxom
Pleoticus Bate, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Plesiopenaeus Smith, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Rimapenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 18852SpeciesTaxom
Sicyonia H. Milne-Edw..., 1864Rock shrimps17SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 19418SpeciesTaxom
Trachypenaeopsis Burkenroad, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Trachypenaeus Alcock, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Trachysalambria Burkenroad, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Xiphopenaeus Smith, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
169 Species and 4 Subspecies
Altelatipes carinatus Smith, 1884
Amalopenaeus elegans (S. I. Smith, 1882)⇒ Gennadas elegans Smith, 1882
Amalopenaeus valens (Smith, 1884)⇒ Gennadas valens Smith, 1884
Amalopeneus elegans
Archipenaeopsis vestitus (Bouvier, 1905)⇒ Metapenaeopsis goodei Smith, 1885
Aristaeomorpha foliacea Wood-Mason, 1891Giant gamba prawn
Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Johnson, 1868Giant Scarlet Prawn
Aristaeopsis edwardsianus (Johnson, 1867)⇒ Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Johnson, 1868
Aristeus antillensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1909Purplehead gamba prawn
Aristeus mabahissae Ramadan, 1938Shiny Pink-striped Prawn
Aristeus semidentatus Spence Bate, 1881Smooth red shrimp
Aristeus tridens
Aristeus varidens Holthuis, 1952Striped red shrimp
Aristeus virilis Spence Bate, 1881Pink Striped Prawn
Bentheogennema borealis Rathbun, 1902Northern blunt-tail shrimp
Bentheogennema burkenroadi Krygier & Wa..., 1975Burkenroad blunt-tail shrimp
Bentheogennema intermedia Spence Bate, 1888
Benthesicymus altus Spence Bate, 1881
Benthesicymus bartletti Smith, 1882
Benthesicymus brasiliensis Spence Bate, 1881
Benthesicymus carinatus (S. I. Smith, 1884)⇒ Altelatipes carinatus Smith, 1884
Benthesicymus cereus Burkenroad, 1936
Benthesicymus investigatoris Alcock & And..., 1899
Benthesicymus iridescens Spence Bate, 1881
Benthesicymus laciniatus Rathbun, 1906
Benthesicymus moratus (Smith, 1886)⇒ Benthesicymus brasiliensis Spence Bate, 1881
Benthesicymus tanneri Faxon, 1893
Benthesicymus urinator Burkenroad, 1936
Benthonectes filipes Smith, 1885
Eusicyonia brevirostris (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Sicyonia brevirostris Stimpson, 1871
Farfantepenaeus aztecus Ives, 1891Brown shrimp
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
Funchalia taaningi Burkenroad, 1940
Funchalia villosa Bouvier, 1905
Gennadas alicei (Bouvier, 1906)⇒ Bentheogennema intermedia Spence Bate, 1888
Gennadas bouvieri Kemp, 1909Bristle nailwort
Gennadas brevirostris Bouvier, 1905
Gennadas capensis Calman, 1925
Gennadas clavicarpus (De Man, 1907)⇒ Gennadas propinquus Rathbun, 1906
Gennadas elegans Smith, 1882
Gennadas incertus Balss, 1927Cylindrical Lioplax
Gennadas kempi Stebbing, 1914
Gennadas pectinatus (Schmitt, 1921)⇒ Benthesicymus laciniatus Rathbun, 1906
Gennadas propinquus Rathbun, 1906
Gennadas scutatus Bouvier, 1906
Gennadas sordidus Kemp, 1910Ridgid Lioplax
Gennadas talismani Bouvier, 1906
Gennadas tinayrei Bouvier, 1906
Gennadas valens Smith, 1884
Hadropenaeus affinis Bouvier, 1906
Hadropenaeus lucasii Spence Bate, 1881Striped Coral Prawn
Hadropenaeus modestus Smith, 1885
Haliporoides triarthrus triarthrus Stebbing, 1914
Haliporus tropicalis (Bouvier, 1905)⇒ Mesopenaeus tropicalis Bouvier, 1905
Halosbaena fortunata Bowman & Iliffe, 1986
Hemipenaeus carpenteri Wood-Mason, 1891Diffuse eriastrum
Hemipenaeus spinidorsalis Spence Bate, 1881
Hepomadus glacialis Spence Bate, 1881
Hepomadus tener Smith, 1884
Heteropenaeus longimanus De Man, 1896Longarm Prawn
Hymenopenaeus aphoticus Burkenroad, 1936
Hymenopenaeus debilis Smith, 1882
Hymenopenaeus fallax Crosnier & Dall, 2004
Hymenopenaeus laevis Spence Bate, 1881
Hymenopenaeus microps (Smith, 1884)⇒ Hymenopenaeus laevis Spence Bate, 1881
Hymenopenaeus modestus (S. I. Smith, 1885)⇒ Hadropenaeus modestus Smith, 1885
Hymenopenaeus robustus (S. I. Smith, 1885)⇒ Pleoticus robustus Smith, 1885
Hymenopenaeus tropicalis (Bouvier, 1905)⇒ Mesopenaeus tropicalis Bouvier, 1905
Hymenopeneus debilis
Litopenaeus schmitti Burkenroad, 1936Southern white shrimp
Litopenaeus setiferus Linnaeus, 1767Atlantic white shrimp
Litopenaeus stylirostris Stimpson, 1871Blue shrimp
Litopenaeus vannamei Boone, 1931Pacific white shrimp
Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888Australian Kuruma Prawn
Melicertus canaliculatus Olivier, 1811Striped Prawn
Melicertus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896Blue-legged King Prawn
Melicertus marginatus Randall, 1840Aloha Prawn
Melicertus plebejus Hess, 1865Eastern King Prawn
Mesopenaeus tropicalis Bouvier, 1905Salmon shrimp
Metapenaeopsis commensalis Borradaile, 1899Reef Shrimp
Metapenaeopsis evermanni Rathbun, 1906
Metapenaeopsis gerardoi Pérez Farfante, 1971Syncarids
Metapenaeopsis goodei Smith, 1885Caribbean velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis hilarula De Man, 1911Minstrel shrimp
Metapenaeopsis mineri Burkenroad, 1934
Metapenaeopsis mogiensis Rathbun, 1902Mogi velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis palmensis Haswell, 1879Southern Velvet Prawn
Metapenaeopsis parapalmensis Crosnier, 1994
Metapenaeopsis rosea Racek & Dall, 1965Pink velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis smithi Schmitt, 1924
Metapenaeopsis velutina Dana, 1852
Metapenaeus (Penaeus) richtersi
Metapenaeus affinis H.Milne Edwards, 1837Jinga shrimp
Metapenaeus bennettae Racek & Dall, 1965Bay Prawn
Metapenaeus evermanni (M. J. Rathbun, 1906)⇒ Metapenaeopsis evermanni Rathbun, 1906
Metapenaeus goodei (S. I. Smith, 1885)⇒ Metapenaeopsis goodei Smith, 1885
Metapenaeus lysianassa De Man, 1888Bird shrimp
Metapenaeus monoceros Fabricius, 1798Brown shrimp
Metapenaeus velutinus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Metapenaeopsis velutina Dana, 1852
Parapenaeopsis rathbunae
Parapenaeus americanus Rathbun, 1901
Parapenaeus constrictus Smith, 1885
Parapenaeus fissuroides erythraeus Crosnier, 1986
Parapenaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846Deep-water pink shrimp
Parapenaeus politus Smith, 1881Deep-water rose shrimp
Penaeopsis agassizii (Bouvier, 1905)⇒ Rimapenaeus constrictus Stimpson, 1871
Penaeopsis megalops (Smith, 1885)⇒ Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881
Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881Megalops shrimp
Penaeopsis serratus (Bate, 1881)⇒ Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881
Penaeus (Penaeus) brasiliensis (Ives, 1891)⇒ Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817
Penaeus aztecus (Ives, 1891)⇒ Farfantepenaeus aztecus Ives, 1891
Penaeus aztecus subtilis (Pérez Farfante, 1967)⇒ Penaeus subtilis Pérez Farfante, 1967
Penaeus californiensis (Holmes, 1900)⇒ Farfantepenaeus californiensis Holmes, 1900
Penaeus constrictus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Rimapenaeus constrictus Stimpson, 1871
Penaeus duorarum (Burkenroad, 1939)⇒ Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967
Penaeus fluviatilis (Say, 1818)⇒ Litopenaeus setiferus Linnaeus, 1767
Penaeus japonicus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888
Penaeus longirostris (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Parapenaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846
Penaeus longirostris politus
Penaeus marginatus (Randall, 1840)⇒ Melicertus marginatus Randall, 1840
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Penaeus politus (S. I. Smith, 1881)⇒ Parapenaeus politus Smith, 1881
Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844Green Tiger Prawn
Penaeus setifera
Penaeus setiferus (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Litopenaeus setiferus Linnaeus, 1767
Penaeus subtilis Pérez Farfante, 1967Southern brown shrimp
Penaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931)⇒ Litopenaeus vannamei Boone, 1931
Penaeus velutinus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Metapenaeopsis velutina Dana, 1852
Pleoticus robustus Smith, 1885Royal red shrimp
Plesiopenaeus armatus Bate, 1881
Plesiopenaeus coruscans Wood-Mason, 1891
Plesiopenaeus edwardsianus (J. Y. Johnson, 1868)⇒ Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Johnson, 1868
Rimapenaeus constrictus Stimpson, 1871Roughneck shrimp
Rimapenaeus similis Smith, 1885Roughback shrimp
Sicyonia brevirostris Stimpson, 1871Brown rock shrimp
Sicyonia burkenroadi Cobb, 1971Spiny rock shrimp
Sicyonia disdorsalis Burkenroad, 1934Keeled rock shrimp
Sicyonia disedwardsi Burkenroad, 1934Japanese shrimp
Sicyonia dorsalis Kingsley, 1878Lesser rock shrimp
Sicyonia edwardsii (Miers, 1881)⇒ Sicyonia typica Boeck, 1864
Sicyonia ingentis Burkenroad, 1938Japanese shrimp
Sicyonia laevigata Stimpson, 1871Coral shrimp
Sicyonia lancifera (Olivier, 1811)⇒ Sicyonia lancifer Olivier, 1811
Sicyonia longicauda Rathbun, 1906
Sicyonia mixta Burkenroad, 1946
Sicyonia olgae Pérez Farfante, 1980Lophogastridans
Sicyonia parri Burkenroad, 1934
Sicyonia penicillata Lockington, 1878Japanese shrimp
Sicyonia stimpsoni Bouvier, 1905Eyespot rock shrimp
Sicyonia truncata Kubo, 1949
Sicyonia typica Boeck, 1864Kinglet rock shrimp
Solenocera atlantidis Burkenroad, 1939Dwarf humpback shrimp
Solenocera florea Burkenroad, 1938Flower shrimp
Solenocera membranacea Stebbing, 1917Atlantic mud shrimp
Solenocera mutator Burkenroad, 1938
Solenocera necopina Burkenroad, 1939Deepwater humpback shrimp
Solenocera rathbunae Ramadan, 1938
Solenocera vioscai Burkenroad, 1934Humpback shrimp
Solenocera weymouthi (Lindner & An..., 1941)⇒ Mesopenaeus tropicalis Bouvier, 1905
Trachypenaeopsis mobilispinis Rathbun, 1915
Trachypenaeopsis richtersii Miers, 1884Richter sand shrimp
Trachypenaeus constrictus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Rimapenaeus constrictus Stimpson, 1871
Trachypenaeus similis (S. I. Smith, 1885)⇒ Rimapenaeus similis Smith, 1885
Trachysalambria crosnieri Chan, Cleva ..., 2016
Trachysalambria curvirostris Stimpson, 1860Hardback Prawn
Xiphopenaeus kroyeri Heller, 1862Atlantic seabob

Subnodes of Penaeoidea with occurrences in USA
FamilyAristeidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Gamba prawns, Gamba shrimps
6
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBenthesicymidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Benthesicymid shrimps
6
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
23
78
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySicyoniidae
Ortmann, 1898
Rock shrimps
2
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySolenoceridae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Solenocerid shrimps
8
24
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