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Checklist for Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeoid shrimps)
and region Western Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
144
584
1678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
143
583
1677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
116
527
1573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
114
524
1570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
32
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
30
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Atlantic Ocean
5 Families width 77 Species
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps16SpeciesTaxom
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns9SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps28SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps14SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Atlantic Ocean
30 Genera with 77 Species
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Altelatipes Crosnier & V..., 20082SpeciesTaxom
Aristaeomorpha Wood-Mason, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Aristaeopsis Wood-Mason, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Aristeus Duvernoy, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Artemesia Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Bentheogennema Burkenroad, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymus Spence Bate, 18814SpeciesTaxom
Benthonectes Smith, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Funchalia J. Y. Johnson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Gennadas Bate, 18848SpeciesTaxom
Hadropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenaeus Bate, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Hepomadus Bate, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopenaeus Smith, 18814SpeciesTaxom
Mesopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1924Velvet shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Pelagopenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 19679SpeciesTaxom
Pleoticus Bate, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Plesiopenaeus Smith, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaristeus Crosnier, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Rimapenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 18852SpeciesTaxom
Sicyonia H. Milne-Edw..., 1943Rock shrimps10SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 19345SpeciesTaxom
Tanypenaeus Pérez Farfante, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Trachypenaeopsis Burkenroad, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Xiphopenaeus Smith, 18623SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Atlantic Ocean
77 Species
Altelatipes carinatus Smith, 1884
Altelatipes falkenhaugae Crosnier & V..., 2008
Aristaeomorpha foliacea Wood-Mason, 1891Giant gamba prawn
Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Johnson, 1868Giant Scarlet Prawn
Aristaeopsis edwarsiana Jonhson, 1867
Aristeus antillensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1909Purplehead gamba prawn
Artemesia longinaris Spence Bate, 1888Argentine stiletto shrimp
Bentheogennema intermedia Spence Bate, 1888
Benthesicymus bartletti Smith, 1882
Benthesicymus brasiliensis Spence Bate, 1881
Benthesicymus cereus Burkenroad, 1936
Benthesicymus iridescens Spence Bate, 1881
Benthonectes filipes Smith, 1885
Farfantepenaeus isabelae Tavares & Gu..., 2016
Funchalia villosa Bouvier, 1905
Gennadas bouvieri Kemp, 1909Bristle nailwort
Gennadas brevirostris Bouvier, 1905
Gennadas capensis Calman, 1925
Gennadas elegans Smith, 1882
Gennadas scutatus Bouvier, 1906
Gennadas talismani Bouvier, 1906
Gennadas tinayrei Bouvier, 1906
Gennadas valens Smith, 1884
Hadropenaeus affinis Bouvier, 1906
Hadropenaeus modestus Smith, 1885
Hemipenaeus carpenteri Wood-Mason, 1891Diffuse eriastrum
Hepomadus tener Smith, 1884
Hymenopenaeus aphoticus Burkenroad, 1936
Hymenopenaeus chacei Crosnier & F..., 1969
Hymenopenaeus debilis Smith, 1882
Hymenopenaeus laevis Spence Bate, 1881
Mesopenaeus tropicalis Bouvier, 1905Salmon shrimp
Metapenaeopsis gerardoi Pérez Farfante, 1971Syncarids
Metapenaeopsis goodei Smith, 1885Caribbean velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis hobbsi Pérez Farfante, 1971Syncarids
Metapenaeopsis martinella Pérez Farfante, 1971Syncarids
Metapenaeopsis smithi Schmitt, 1924
Parapenaeus americanus Rathbun, 1901
Parapenaeus politus Smith, 1881Deep-water rose shrimp
Pelagopenaeus balboae Faxon, 1893
Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881Megalops shrimp
Penaeus (Penaeus) brasiliensis (Ives, 1891)⇒ Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817
Penaeus aztecus (Ives, 1891)⇒ Farfantepenaeus aztecus Ives, 1891
Penaeus duorarum (Burkenroad, 1939)⇒ Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967
Penaeus isabelae Tavares & Gu..., 2016
Penaeus notialis (Pérez Farfante, 1967)⇒ Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967
Penaeus paulensis (Pérez Farfante, 1967)⇒ Farfantepenaeus paulensis Pérez Farfante, 1967
Penaeus schmitti (Burkenroad, 1936)⇒ Litopenaeus schmitti Burkenroad, 1936
Penaeus setiferus (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Litopenaeus setiferus Linnaeus, 1767
Penaeus subtilis Pérez Farfante, 1967Southern brown shrimp
Pleoticus muelleri Spence Bate, 1888Argentine red shrimp
Pleoticus robustus Smith, 1885Royal red shrimp
Plesiopenaeus armatus Bate, 1881
Plesiopenaeus coruscans Wood-Mason, 1891
Pseudaristeus speciosus Spence Bate, 1881
Rimapenaeus constrictus Stimpson, 1871Roughneck shrimp
Rimapenaeus similis Smith, 1885Roughback shrimp
Sicyonia bispinosa De Haan, 1844
Sicyonia brevirostris Stimpson, 1871Brown rock shrimp
Sicyonia burkenroadi Cobb, 1971Spiny rock shrimp
Sicyonia dorsalis Kingsley, 1878Lesser rock shrimp
Sicyonia laevigata Stimpson, 1871Coral shrimp
Sicyonia olgae Pérez Farfante, 1980Lophogastridans
Sicyonia parri Burkenroad, 1934
Sicyonia stimpsoni Bouvier, 1905Eyespot rock shrimp
Sicyonia typica Boeck, 1864Kinglet rock shrimp
Sicyonia wheeleri Gurney, 1943
Solenocera acuminata Pérez Farfan..., 1973
Solenocera atlantidis Burkenroad, 1939Dwarf humpback shrimp
Solenocera geijskesi Holthuis, 1959Guiana mud shrimp
Solenocera necopina Burkenroad, 1939Deepwater humpback shrimp
Solenocera vioscai Burkenroad, 1934Humpback shrimp
Tanypenaeus caribaeus Pérez Farfante, 1972Spelaeogriphaceans
Trachypenaeopsis mobilispinis Rathbun, 1915
Xiphopenaeus baueri Carvalho-Bat..., 2020
Xiphopenaeus dincao Carvalho-Bat..., 2020
Xiphopenaeus kroyeri Heller, 1862Atlantic seabob

Subnodes of Penaeoidea with occurrences in Western Atlantic Ocean
FamilyAristeidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Gamba prawns, Gamba shrimps
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBenthesicymidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Benthesicymid shrimps
5
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
12
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySicyoniidae
Ortmann, 1898
Rock shrimps
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySolenoceridae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Solenocerid shrimps
5
14
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