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Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815

106727  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106727)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Malacostraca (Class)
  7. Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
  8. Eucarida (Superorder)
  9. Decapoda (Order)
  10. Dendrobranchiata (Suborder)
  11. Penaeoidea (Superfamily)
  12. Penaeidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Albertoppelia Schweigert & Garassino, 2004 †
  2. Genus Alcockpenaeopsis Sakai & Shinomiya, 2011
  3. Genus Ambilobeia Garassino & Pasini, 2002 †
  4. Genus Antrimpos Münster, 1839 †
  5. Genus Arafurapenaeopsis Sakai & Shinomiya, 2011
  6. Genus Araripenaeus Pinheiro, Saraiva & Santana, 2014 †
  7. Genus Artemesia Spence Bate, 1888
  8. Genus Atypopenaeus Alcock, 1905
  9. Genus Batepenaeopsis Sakai & Shinomiya, 2011
  10. Genus Bylgia Münster, 1839 †
  11. Genus Bylginella Schweigert, Garassino & Pasini, 2016 †
  12. Genus Drobna Münster, 1839 †
  13. Genus Dusa Münster, 1839 †
  14. Genus Eystaettia Schweigert, Garassino & Pasini, 2016 †
  15. Genus Franconipenaeus Schweigert, Garassino & Pasini, 2016 †
  16. Genus Funchalia Johnson, 1868
  17. Genus Ganjampenaeopsis Sakai & Shinomiya, 2011
  18. Genus Heteropenaeus De Man, 1896
  19. Genus Holthuispenaeopsis Sakai & Shinomiya, 2011
  20. Genus Ifasya Garassino & Teruzzi, 1995 †
  21. Genus Joinvilleicaris Charbonnier, Audo, Garassino & Hyžný, 2017 †
  22. Genus Koelga Münster, 1839 †
  23. Genus Ladinicaris Pasini, Garassino, Stockar & Magnani, 2022 †
  24. Genus Libanocaris Garassino, 1994 †
  25. Genus Longichela Garassino & Teruzzi, 1993 †
  26. Genus Macropenaeus Garassino, 1994 †
  27. Genus Macropetasma Stebbing, 1914
  28. Genus Megokris Pérez Farfante & Kensley, 1997
  29. Genus Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1905
  30. Genus Metapenaeus Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
  31. Genus Microchela Garassino, 1994 †
  32. Genus Mierspenaeopsis Sakai & Shinomiya, 2011
  33. Genus Oppelicaris Schweigert, Garassino & Pasini, 2016 †
  34. Genus Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 1901
  35. Genus Parapenaeus Smith, 1885
  36. Genus Pelagopenaeus Pérez Farfante & Kensley, 1997
  37. Genus Penaeopsis Spence Bate, 1881
  38. Genus Penaeus Fabricius, 1798
  39. Genus Protrachypene Burkenroad, 1934
  40. Genus Pseudobombur Secrétan, 1975 †
  41. Genus Pseudocrangon Schlüter, 1862 †
  42. Genus Pseudodrobna Winkler, 2017 †
  43. Genus Pseudodusa Schweigert & Garassino, 2004 †
  44. Genus Rhodanicaris Van Straelen, 1925 †
  45. Genus Rimapenaeus Pérez Farfante & Kensley, 1997
  46. Genus Tanypenaeus Pérez Farfante, 1972
  47. Genus Tiche von der Marck, 1863 †
  48. Genus Trachypenaeopsis Burkenroad, 1934
  49. Genus Trachypenaeus Alcock, 1901
  50. Genus Trachysalambria Burkenroad, 1934
  51. Genus Xiaopenaeus Xing, Liu, McKellar, Luque, Li, Wang, Yi, Sun, Wang & Audo, 2021 †
  52. Genus Xiphopenaeus Smith, 1869
  53. Genus Ceratopenaeus Kishinouye, 1929 accepted as Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1905 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  54. Genus Erythropenaeus Kishinouye, 1929 accepted as Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1905 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  55. Genus Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 1997 accepted as Penaeus (Farfantepenaeus) Burukovsky, 1972 accepted as Penaeus (Farfantepenaeus) Burukovsky, 1997 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  56. Genus Fenneropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 1969 accepted as Penaeus (Fenneropenaeus) Pérez Farfante, 1969 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  57. Genus Hellerpenaeopsis Chandra, 2016 accepted as Mierspenaeopsis Sakai & Shinomiya, 2011
  58. Genus Kishinouyepenaeopsis Sakai & Shinomiya, 2011 accepted as Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 1901 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  59. Genus Kölga Münster, 1839 † accepted as Koelga Münster, 1839 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
  60. Genus Leptopenaeus Kishinouye, 1929 accepted as Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1905 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  61. Genus Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 1969 accepted as Penaeus (Litopenaeus) Pérez Farfante, 1969 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  62. Genus Longitergite Garassino & Teruzzi, 1996 † accepted as Crangon Fabricius, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  63. Genus Machaerophorus von der Marck, 1863 † accepted as Penaeus Fabricius, 1798
  64. Genus Marsupenaeus Tirmizi, 1971 accepted as Penaeus (Marsupenaeus) Tirmizi, 1971 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  65. Genus Melicertus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Penaeus (Melicertus) Rafinesque, 1814 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  66. Genus Miyadiella Kubo, 1949 accepted as Atypopenaeus Alcock, 1905 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  67. Genus Paeneus Fabricius, 1798 accepted as Penaeus Fabricius, 1798 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  68. Genus Palaeodusa Pinna, 1974 † accepted as Dusa Münster, 1839 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  69. Genus Peneus Fabricius, 1798 accepted as Penaeus Fabricius, 1798 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  70. Genus Satyrus Garassino & Teruzzi, 1993 † accepted as Satyrocaris Garassino & Teruzzi, 1994 † (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  71. Genus Sycionia H. Milne Edwards, 1830 accepted as Sicyonia H. Milne Edwards, 1830 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  72. Genus Loxopis Dana, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium, larval form with no known adult)
  73. Genus Rachitia Dana, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium, larval form with no known adult)
marine, brackish, fresh
Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN [details] OpenAccess publication
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106727 on 2025-07-15
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Türkay, Michael
2025-04-29 08:48:26Z
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De Grave, Sammy

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Nomenclature

original description Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Other

context source (PeRMS) Moscoso, V. (2012). Catálogo de crustáceos decápodos y estomatópodos del Perú. <em>Boletín Instituto del Mar del Perú.</em> 27(1-2): 8-207., available online at https://repositorio.imarpe.gob.pe/handle/20.500.12958/2190 [details] 

additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> Paris. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
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English penaeid shrimps  [details]
German Geißelgarnelen  [details]
Japanese クルマエビ科  [details]
Russian Пенеидовые  [details]
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