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Checklist for Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeoid shrimps)
and region West Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
430
777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
133
428
776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
88
304
593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
88
304
593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
5
19
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
4
18
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Pacific Ocean
4 Families width 34 Species
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns4SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Penaeid shrimps20SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Pacific Ocean
18 Genera with 34 Species
Aristaeomorpha Wood-Mason, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Aristaeopsis Wood-Mason, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Aristeus Duvernoy, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Atypopenaeus Alcock, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Hadropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Haliporoides Stebbing, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Haliporus Bate, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Megokris Pérez Farfan..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1962Velvet shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1926metapenaeus shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaristeus Crosnier, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Sicyonia H. Milne-Edw..., 1860Rock shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 18884SpeciesTaxom
Trachypenaeus Alcock, 18792SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Pacific Ocean
34 Species
Aristaeomorpha foliacea Wood-Mason, 1891Giant gamba prawn
Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Johnson, 1868Giant Scarlet Prawn
Aristeus virilis Spence Bate, 1881Pink Striped Prawn
Atypopenaeus compressipes Henderson, 1893
Atypopenaeus stenodactylus Stimpson, 1860Periscope Shrimp
Hadropenaeus lucasii Spence Bate, 1881Striped Coral Prawn
Haliporoides sibogae De Man, 1907Jack-knife prawn
Haliporus taprobanensis Alcock & And..., 1899Red-backed Coral Prawn
Megokris granulosus Haswell, 1879Coarse Shrimp
Melicertus longistylus Kubo, 1943Red-spotted Prawn
Metapenaeopsis aegyptia Galil & Golani, 1990Egyptian Prawn
Metapenaeopsis fusca R.J.G. Manning, 1988
Metapenaeopsis lamellata De Haan, 1844Humpback prawn
Metapenaeopsis mogiensis Rathbun, 1902Mogi velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis novaeguineae Haswell, 1879New Guinea Prawn
Metapenaeopsis palmensis Haswell, 1879Southern Velvet Prawn
Metapenaeopsis rosea Racek & Dall, 1965Pink velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis toloensis Hall, 1962Tolo velvet shrimp
Metapenaeus endeavouri Schmitt, 1926Blue Endeavour Prawn
Parapenaeopsis venusta (De Man, 1907)⇒ Batepenaeopsis venusta De Man, 1907
Parapenaeus lanceolatus Kubo, 1949Lance Prawn
Penaeus anchoralis (Bate, 1881)⇒ Trachypenaeus anchoralis Spence Bate, 1881
Penaeus esculentus Haswell, 1879Brown Tiger Prawn
Penaeus latisulcatus (Kishinouye, 1896)⇒ Melicertus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896
Pseudaristeus kathleenae Pérez Farfante, 1987
Sicyonia bispinosa De Haan, 1844
Sicyonia lancifer Olivier, 1811Knight Rock-shrimp
Sicyonia ocellata Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Solenocera alfonso Pérez Farfante, 1981Yellow Coral Prawn
Solenocera australiana Pérez Farfan..., 1980
Solenocera barunajaya Crosnier, 1994
Solenocera pectinata Spence Bate, 1888Comb Shrimp
Trachypenaeus anchoralis Spence Bate, 1881Hardback Shrimp
Trachypenaeus granulosus (Haswell, 1879)⇒ Megokris granulosus Haswell, 1879

Subnodes of Penaeoidea with occurrences in West Pacific Ocean
FamilyAristeidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Gamba prawns, Gamba shrimps
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
9
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySicyoniidae
Ortmann, 1898
Rock shrimps
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySolenoceridae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Solenocerid shrimps
4
7
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