All Species
214 Species in Family Penaeidae
Nominal species list for Penaeidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Alcockpenaeopsis hungerfordii (Alcock, 1905) Dog shrimp
Artemesia longinaris Bate, 1888 Argentine stiletto shrimp
Atypopenaeus stenodactylus (Stimpson, 1860) Periscope shrimp
Atypopenaeus bicornis Racek & Dall, 1965
Atypopenaeus compressipes (Henderson, 1893)
Atypopenaeus dearmatus De Man, 1907
Atypopenaeus formosus Dall, 1957 Orange shrimp
Batepenaeopsis tenella (Spence Bate, 1888) Smoothshell shrimp
Funchalia danae Burkenroad, 1940
Funchalia sagamiensis Fujino, 1975
Funchalia taaningi Burkenroad, 1940 Prawn
Funchalia villosa (Bouvier, 1905)
Funchalia woodwardi Johnson, 1867 Woodward's pelagic shrimp
Ganjampenaeopsis uncta (Alcock, 1905) Uncta shrimp
Heteropenaeus longimanus De Man, 1896 Longarm prawn
Holthuispenaeopsis atlantica (Balss, 1914) Guinea shrimp
Kishinouyepenaeopsis cornuta (Kishinouye, 1900) Coral shrimp
Kishinouyepenaeopsis maxillipedo (Alcock, 1905) Torpedo shrimp
Macropetasma africana (Balss, 1913) Swimming shrimp
Megokris akademik Shinomiya & Sakai, 2006
Megokris ghamrawyi Shinomiya & Sakai, 2006
Megokris gonospinifer (Racek & Dall, 1965) Northern rough shrimp
Megokris granulosus (Haswell, 1879) Coarse shrimp
Megokris pescadoreensis (Schmitt, 1931) Bighead sand prawn
Megokris sedili (Hall, 1961) Malayan rough shrimp
Melicertus hathor Burkenroad, 1959
Melicertus marginatus (Randall, 1840) Aloha prawn
Metapenaeopsis acclivis (Rathbun, 1902) Tora velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis aegyptia Galil & Golani, 1990 Egyptian prawn
Metapenaeopsis andamanensis (Wood-Mason, 1891) Rice velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis angusta Crosnier, 1987
Metapenaeopsis assimilis (De Man, 1920)
Metapenaeopsis barbata (De Haan, 1844) Whiskered velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis beebei (Burkenroad, 1938)
Metapenaeopsis borradailei (De Man, 1911) Reef shrimp
Metapenaeopsis ceylonica Starobogatov, 1972
Metapenaeopsis commensalis (Borradaile, 1898) Red shrimp
Metapenaeopsis coniger (Wood-Mason, 1891)
Metapenaeopsis costata Crosnier, 1991
Metapenaeopsis crassissima Racek & Dall, 1965 Stout velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis dalei (Rathbun, 1902) Kishi velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis difficilis Crosnier, 1991
Metapenaeopsis distincta (De Man, 1907)
Metapenaeopsis dura Kubo, 1949
Metapenaeopsis erythraea Crosnier, 1987
Metapenaeopsis evermanni (Rathbun, 1906)
Metapenaeopsis faouzii (Ramadan, 1938)
Metapenaeopsis fusca Manning, 1988
Metapenaeopsis gaillardi Crosnier, 1991
Metapenaeopsis gallensis (Pearson, 1905)
Metapenaeopsis gerardoi Pérez Farfante, 1971
Metapenaeopsis goodei (Smith, 1885) Caribbean velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis hilarula (De Man, 1911) Minstrel shrimp
Metapenaeopsis hobbsi Pérez Farfante, 1971
Metapenaeopsis incisa Crosnier, 1991
Metapenaeopsis ivanovi Crosnier, 1994
Metapenaeopsis kishinouyei (Rathbun, 1902) Insular velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis kyushuensis (Yokoya, 1933)
Metapenaeopsis lamellata (De Haan, 1844) Humpback prawn
Metapenaeopsis lata Kubo, 1949 Broad velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis laubieri Crosnier, 1991
Metapenaeopsis lindae Manning, 1988
Metapenaeopsis liui Crosnier, 1987
Metapenaeopsis mannarensis De Bruin, 1965
Metapenaeopsis manningi Crosnier, 1994
Metapenaeopsis marquesas Crosnier, 1991
Metapenaeopsis martinella Pérez Farfante, 1971
Metapenaeopsis menoui Crosnier, 1991
Metapenaeopsis miersi Holthuis, 1952 Miers shrimp
Metapenaeopsis mineri Burkenroad, 1934
Metapenaeopsis mogiensis (Rathbun, 1902) Mogi velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis novaeguineae (Haswell, 1879) Northern velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis palmensis (Haswell, 1879) Southern velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis parahilarula Crosnier, 1991
Metapenaeopsis parapalmensis Crosnier, 1994
Metapenaeopsis persica Crosnier, 1991
Metapenaeopsis philippii (Bate, 1881) Philip velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis propinqua Crosnier, 1991 Velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis provocatoria Racek & Dall, 1965
Metapenaeopsis proxima Crosnier, 1991
Metapenaeopsis quadrilobata Crosnier, 1991
Metapenaeopsis quinquedentata (De Man, 1907)
Metapenaeopsis richeri Crosnier, 1991
Metapenaeopsis rosea Racek & Dall, 1965 Pink velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis scotti Champion, 1973
Metapenaeopsis sibogae (De Man, 1907)
Metapenaeopsis sinica Liu & Zhong, 1988
Metapenaeopsis sinuosa Dall, 1957
Metapenaeopsis smithi (Schmitt, 1924)
Metapenaeopsis spatulata Crosnier, 1991
Metapenaeopsis spiridonovi Crosnier, 1991
Metapenaeopsis stokmani Burukovsky, 1990
Metapenaeopsis stridulans (Alcock, 1905) Fiddler shrimp
Metapenaeopsis tarawensis Racek & Dall, 1965
Metapenaeopsis tchekunovae Starobogatov, 1972
Metapenaeopsis tenella Liu & Zhong, 1988
Metapenaeopsis toloensis Hall, 1962 Tolo velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis vaillanti (Nobili, 1904)
Metapenaeopsis velutina (Dana, 1852)
Metapenaeopsis wellsi Racek, 1967
Metapenaeus affinis (Milne-Edwards, 1837) Jinga shrimp
Metapenaeus alcocki George & Rao, 1968 Fire shrimp
Metapenaeus anchistus (De Man, 1920) Spiny greasyback shrimp
Metapenaeus bennettae Racek & Dall, 1965 Greentail shrimp
Metapenaeus brevicornis (Milne-Edwards, 1837) Yellow shrimp
Metapenaeus conjunctus Racek & Dall, 1965 Wood shrimp
Metapenaeus dalli Racek, 1957 Western school shrimp
Metapenaeus demani (Roux, 1921) Demon shrimp
Metapenaeus dobsoni (Miers, 1878) Kadal shrimp
Metapenaeus eboracensis Dall, 1957 York shrimp
Metapenaeus elegans De Man, 1907 Fine shrimp
Metapenaeus endeavouri (Schmitt, 1926) Endeavour shrimp
Metapenaeus ensis (De Haan, 1844) Greasyback shrimp
Metapenaeus insolitus Racek & Dall, 1965 Emerald shrimp
Metapenaeus intermedius (Kishinouye, 1900) Middle shrimp
Metapenaeus joyneri (Miers, 1880) Shiba shrimp
Metapenaeus krishnatrii Silas & Muthu, 1976
Metapenaeus kutchensis George, George & Rao, 1963 Ginger shrimp
Metapenaeus lysianassa (De Man, 1888) Bird shrimp
Metapenaeus macleayi (Haswell, 1879) Eastern school shrimp
Metapenaeus monoceros (Fabricius, 1798) Speckled shrimp
Metapenaeus moyebi (Kishinouye, 1896) Moyebi shrimp
Metapenaeus papuensis Racek & Dall, 1965 Papua shrimp
Metapenaeus philippinensis Motoh & Muthu, 1979
Metapenaeus stebbingi Nobili, 1904 Peregrine shrimp
Metapenaeus suluensis Racek & Dall, 1965
Metapenaeus tenuipes Kubo, 1949 Stork shrimp
Mierspenaeopsis hardwickii (Miers, 1878) Spear shrimp
Mierspenaeopsis sculptilis (Heller, 1862) Rainbow shrimp
Miyadiella ornata Holthuis, 1955
Miyadiella podophthalmus (Stimpson, 1860)
Parapenaeopsis acclivirostris Alcock, 1905 Hawknose shrimp
Parapenaeopsis arafurica Racek & Dall, 1965 Arafura shrimp
Parapenaeopsis aroaensis Hall, 1962
Parapenaeopsis balli Burkenroad, 1934
Parapenaeopsis gracillima Nobili, 1903 Thin shrimp
Parapenaeopsis incisa Liu & Wang, 1987
Parapenaeopsis nana Alcock, 1905 Dwarf shrimp
Parapenaeopsis sinica Liu & Wang, 1987
Parapenaeopsis stylifera (Milne-Edwards, 1837) Kiddi shrimp
Parapenaeopsis venusta De Man, 1907 Adonis shrimp
Parapenaeus americanus Rathbun, 1901
Parapenaeus australiensis Dall, 1957 Australian rose shrimp
Parapenaeus cayrei Crosnier, 2005
Parapenaeus fissuroides Crosnier, 1986
Parapenaeus fissurus (Bate, 1881) Neptune rose shrimp
Parapenaeus investigatoris Alcock & Anderson, 1899 Explorer rose shrimp
Parapenaeus kensleyi Crosnier, 2005
Parapenaeus lanceolatus Kubo, 1949 Lancer rose shrimp
Parapenaeus longipes Alcock, 1905 Flamingo shrimp
Parapenaeus longirostris (Lucas, 1846) Deep-water rose shrimp
Parapenaeus murrayi Ramadan, 1938
Parapenaeus perezfarfantae Crosnier, 1986
Parapenaeus politus (Smith, 1881) Rose shrimp
Parapenaeus ruberoculatus Hall, 1962
Parapenaeus sextuberculatus Kubo, 1949 Domino shrimp
Pelagopenaeus balboae (Faxon, 1893)
Penaeopsis balssi Ivanov & Hassan, 1976 Scythe shrimp
Penaeopsis challengeri De Man, 1911
Penaeopsis eduardoi Pérez Farfante, 1977
Penaeopsis jerryi Pérez Farfante, 1979 Gondwana shrimp
Penaeopsis mclaughlinae Crosnier, 2006
Penaeopsis rectacuta (Bate, 1881) Needle shrimp
Penaeopsis serrata Bate, 1881 Megalops shrimp
Penaeus aztecus Ives, 1891 Northern brown shrimp
Penaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817 Red spotted shrimp
Penaeus brevirostris Kingsley, 1878 Crystal shrimp
Penaeus californiensis Holmes, 1900 Yellowleg shrimp
Penaeus canaliculatus (Olivier, 1811) Witch prawn
Penaeus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765) Fleshy prawn
Penaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939 Pink shrimp
Penaeus esculentus Haswell, 1879 Brown tiger prawn
Penaeus indicus Milne-Edwards, 1837 Indian white prawn
Penaeus japonicus Bate, 1888 Kuruma prawn
Penaeus kerathurus (Forsskål, 1775) Caramote prawn
Penaeus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896 Western king prawn
Penaeus longistylus Kubo, 1943 Redspot king prawn
Penaeus merguiensis De Man, 1888 Banana prawn
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 Giant tiger prawn
Penaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967 Southern pink shrimp
Penaeus occidentalis Streets, 1871 Western white shrimp
Penaeus paulensis (Pérez-Farfante, 1967) Sao Paulo shrimp
Penaeus penicillatus Alcock, 1905 Redtail prawn
Penaeus plebejus Hess, 1865 Eastern king prawn
Penaeus schmitti Burkenroad, 1936 Southern white shrimp
Penaeus semisulcatus de Haan, 1844 Green tiger prawn
Penaeus setiferus (Linnaeus, 1767) Northern white shrimp
Penaeus silasi Muthu & Motoh, 1979 False white prawn
Penaeus simplex Chan, Muchlisin & Hurzaid, 2021
Penaeus stylirostris Stimpson, 1874 Blue shrimp
Penaeus subtilis (Pérez Farfante, 1967) Southern brown shrimp
Penaeus vannamei Boone, 1931 Whiteleg shrimp
Protrachypene precipua Burkenroad, 1934 Titi shrimp
Rimapenaeus byrdi (Burkenroad, 1934) Carabali shrimp
Rimapenaeus constrictus (Stimpson, 1874) Roughneck shrimp
Rimapenaeus faoe (Obarrio, 1954) Indio shrimp
Rimapenaeus fuscina (Pérez Farfante, 1971) Pinto shrimp
Rimapenaeus pacificus (Burkenroad, 1934) Zebra shrimp
Rimapenaeus similis (Smith, 1885) Yellow roughneck shrimp
Tanypenaeus caribaeus Pérez Farfante, 1972
Trachypenaeopsis minicoyensis Thomas, 1972
Trachypenaeopsis mobilispinis (Rathbun, 1915)
Trachypenaeopsis richtersii (Miers, 1884) Richter's sand shrimp
Trachypenaeus anchoralis (Bate, 1881) Hardback shrimp
Trachysalambria albicoma (Hayashi & Toriyama, 1980)
Trachysalambria aspera (Alcock, 1906)
Trachysalambria brevisuturae (Burkenroad, 1934)
Trachysalambria curvirostris (Stimpson, 1860) Southern rough shrimp
Trachysalambria longipes (Paulson, 1875)
Trachysalambria malaiana (Balss, 1933) Brown rough shrimp
Trachysalambria villaluzi (Muthu & Motoh, 1979)
Xiphopenaeus baueri Carvalho-Batista, Terossi, Zara, Mantelatto & Costa, 2020
Xiphopenaeus dincao Carvalho-Batista, Terossi, Zara, Mantelatto & Costa, 2020
Xiphopenaeus kroyeri (Heller, 1862) Atlantic seabob
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