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Parapenaeus Smith, 1885

Parapenaeus longirostris

AphiaID

106819 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106819)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Penaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846 accepted as Parapenaeus longirostris (Lucas, 1846) (type by original designation)

Parent

Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815

Original name

Parapenaeus Smith, 1885

Synonymised names

Neopenaeopsis Bouvier, 1905 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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Species Parapenaeus americanus Rathbun, 1901
Species Parapenaeus australiensis Dall, 1957
Species Parapenaeus cayrei Crosnier, 2005
Species Parapenaeus fissuroides Crosnier, 1986
Species Parapenaeus fissurus (Spence Bate, 1881)
Species Parapenaeus indicus Crosnier, 1986
Species Parapenaeus investigatoris Alcock & Anderson, 1899
Species Parapenaeus kensleyi Crosnier, 2005
Species Parapenaeus lanceolatus Kubo, 1949
Species Parapenaeus longipes Alcock, 1905
Species Parapenaeus longirostris (Lucas, 1846)
Species Parapenaeus murrayi Ramadan, 1938
Species Parapenaeus perezfarfantae Crosnier, 1986
Species Parapenaeus politus (Smith, 1881)
Species Parapenaeus ruberoculatus Hall, 1962
Species Parapenaeus sextuberculatus Kubo, 1949
Species Parapenaeus acclivis Rathbun, 1902 accepted as Metapenaeopsis acclivis (Rathbun, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Parapenaeus africanus Balss, 1913 accepted as Macropetasma africana (Balss, 1913) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Parapenaeus akayebi Rathbun, 1902 accepted as Metapenaeopsis barbata (De Haan, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Parapenaeus constrictus (Stimpson, 1871) accepted as Rimapenaeus constrictus (Stimpson, 1871) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Parapenaeus dalei Rathbun, 1902 accepted as Metapenaeopsis dalei (Rathbun, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Parapenaeus gallensis Pearson, 1905 accepted as Metapenaeopsis gallensis (Pearson, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Parapenaeus goodei Smith, 1885 accepted as Metapenaeopsis goodei (Smith, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Parapenaeus kishinouyei Rathbun, 1902 accepted as Metapenaeopsis kishinouyei (Rathbun, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Parapenaeus megalops Smith, 1885 accepted as Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Parapenaeus mogiensis Rathbun, 1902 accepted as Penaeopsis mogiensis (Rathbun, 1902) accepted as Metapenaeopsis mogiensis (Rathbun, 1902) accepted as Metapenaeopsis mogiensis mogiensis (Rathbun, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Parapenaeus rectacuta (Spence Bate, 1888) accepted as Penaeopsis rectacuta (Spence Bate, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Smith, S.I. (1885). On some genera and species of Penaeidae, mostly from dredgings off the east coast of the United States Fish Commission. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 8: 170-190., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.507.170 [details]

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Parapenaeus Smith, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106819 on 2026-08-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Türkay, Michael

2006-09-26 06:56:50Z

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Martinez, Olga

2010-09-09 08:44:48Z

checked

De Grave, Sammy

2011-11-03 10:33:14Z

changed

Fransen, Charles

2023-02-28 23:25:05Z

changed

Boyko, Christopher B.

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Nomenclature

original description Smith, S.I. (1885). On some genera and species of Penaeidae, mostly from dredgings off the east coast of the United States Fish Commission. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 8: 170-190., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.507.170 [details]

original description (of Neopenaeopsis Bouvier, 1905) Bouvier, E.-L. (1905). Sur les Macroures nageurs (abstraction faite des Carides) recueillis par les expéditions américaines du Hassler et du Blake. Comptes Rendus hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences. 141: 746-749., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.28551 [details]

basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Other

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

additional source Barnard, K.H. (1950). Descriptive catalogue of South African decapod Crustacea (crabs and shrimps). Annals of the South African Museum. 38: 1-837. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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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). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden. 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details]