List of Nominal Species of Penaeidae
(penaeid shrimps)
Nominal Species (n = 260) Present allocation (n = 200) Ref.
Parapenaeopsis acclivirostris Alcock, 1905 Parapenaeopsis acclivirostris 19
Parapenaeus acclivis Rathbun, 1902 Metapenaeopsis acclivis 8
Metapenaeopsis aegyptia Galil & Golani, 1990 Metapenaeopsis aegyptia 19
Penaeus affinis Milne-Edwards, 1837 Metapenaeus affinis 75097
Parapenaeus africanus Balss, 1913 Macropetasma africana 75097
Penaeus africanus Balss, 1913 Macropetasma africana 8
Megokris akademik Shinomiya & Sakai, 2006 Megokris akademik 3477
Parapenaeus akayebi Rathbun, 1902 Metapenaeopsis barbata 75097
Metapenaeus alcocki George & Rao, 1968 Metapenaeus alcocki 19
Parapenaeus americanus Rathbun, 1901 Parapenaeus americanus 19
Penaeus anchoralis Bate, 1881 Trachypenaeus anchoralis 75097
Metapenaeopsis angusta Crosnier, 1987 Metapenaeopsis angusta 19
Parapenaeopsis arafurica Racek & Dall, 1965 Parapenaeopsis arafurica 19
Parapenaeopsis aroaensis Hall, 1962 Parapenaeopsis aroaensis 19
Parapenaeopsis atlantica Balss, 1914 Holthuispenaeopsis atlantica 19
Parapenaeus australiensis Dall, 1957 Parapenaeus australiensis 19
Penaeus avirostris Dana, 1852 Metapenaeus brevicornis 75097
Penaeus aztecus Ives, 1891 Penaeus aztecus 2214
Penaeus aztecus subtilis Pérez Farfante, 1967 Penaeus subtilis 75097
Penaeus balboae Faxon, 1893 Pelagopenaeus balboae 19
Parapenaeopsis balli Burkenroad, 1934 Parapenaeopsis balli 19
Penaeopsis balssi Ivanov & Hassan, 1976 Penaeopsis balssi 19
Penaeus barbatus De Haan, 1844 Metapenaeopsis barbata 75097
Metapenaeopsis barbeensis Hall, 1962 Metapenaeopsis palmensis 75097
Xiphopenaeus baueri Carvalho-Batista, Terossi, Zara, Mantelatto & Costa, 2020 Xiphopenaeus baueri 3477
Metapenaeus bennettae Racek & Dall, 1965 Metapenaeus bennettae 19
Atypopenaeus bicornis Racek & Dall, 1965 Atypopenaeus bicornis 19
Penaeus bocagei Johnson, 1863 Parapenaeus longirostris 75097
Penaeopsis borradailei De Man, 1911 Metapenaeopsis borradailei 8
Penaeopsis borradailei De Man, 1911 Metapenaeopsis commensalis 75097
Penaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817 Penaeus brasiliensis 356
Penaeus brasiliensis var. aztecus Ives, 1891 Penaeus aztecus 75620
Penaeus brevicornis Milne-Edwards, 1837 Metapenaeus brevicornis 75097
Artemesia brevinaris Nobili, 1901 Artemesia longinaris 75097
Artemisia brevinaris Nobili, 1901 Artemesia longinaris 8
Parapenaeopsis brevirostris Kubo, 1936 Atypopenaeus stenodactylus 8
Penaeus brevirostris Kingsley, 1878 Penaeus brevirostris 3477
Trachypeneus brevisuturae Burkenroad, 1934 Trachysalambria brevisuturae 3477
Metapenaeus burkenroadi Kubo, 1954 Metapenaeus moyebi 75097
Trachypenaeus byrdi Burkenroad, 1934 Rimapenaeus byrdi 8
Penaeus californiensis Holmes, 1900 Penaeus californiensis 3477
Metapenaeopsis caliper Zhong & Liu, 1986 Metapenaeopsis velutina 75097
Palaemon canaliculatus Olivier, 1811 Penaeus canaliculatus 75097
Penaeus canaliculatus var. australiensis Spence Bate, 1888 Penaeus plebejus 3477
Penaeus canaliculatus var. japonicus Bate, 1888 Penaeus japonicus 75620
Tanypenaeus caribaeus Pérez Farfante, 1972 Tanypenaeus caribaeus 19
Parapenaeus cayrei Crosnier, 2005 Parapenaeus cayrei 100230
Metapenaeopsis ceylonica Starobogatov, 1972 Metapenaeopsis ceylonica 19
Penaeopsis challengeri De Man, 1911 Penaeopsis challengeri 19
Cancer chinensis Osbeck, 1765 Penaeus chinensis 75097
Metapenaeus commensalis Borradaile, 1898 Metapenaeopsis commensalis 75097
Penaeus compressipes Henderson, 1893 Atypopenaeus compressipes 75620
Penaeus compressipes Henderson, 1893 Atypopenaeus stenodactylus 8
Metapenaeus conjunctus Racek & Dall, 1965 Metapenaeus conjunctus 19
Penaeus constrictus Stimpson, 1871 Rimapenaeus constrictus 8
Parapenaeus constrictus similis Smith, 1885 Rimapenaeus similis 8
Penaeus cornutus Kishinouye, 1900 Kishinouyepenaeopsis cornuta 75097
Parapenaeopsis coromandelica Alcock, 1906 Parapenaeopsis stylifera 3477
Metapenaeopsis costata Crosnier, 1991 Metapenaeopsis costata 19
Metapenaeopsis crassissima Racek & Dall, 1965 Metapenaeopsis crassissima 19
Penaeus crucifer Ortmann, 1890 Batepenaeopsis tenella 75097
Parapenaeopsis cultirostris Alcock, 1906 Mierspenaeopsis hardwickii 19
Penaeus curvirostris Stimpson, 1860 Trachysalambria curvirostris 75097
Trachypenaeus curvirostris malaiana Balss, 1933 Trachysalambria malaiana 3477
Parapenaeus dalei Rathbun, 1902 Metapenaeopsis dalei 75097
Metapenaeus dalli Racek, 1957 Metapenaeus dalli 19
Funchalia danae Burkenroad, 1940 Funchalia danae 19
Atypopenaeus dearmatus De Man, 1907 Atypopenaeus dearmatus 19
Penaeopsis demani Roux, 1921 Metapenaeus demani 75097
Metapenaeus demani stephani Miquel, 1982 Metapenaeus demani 75620
Metapenaeopsis difficilis Crosnier, 1991 Metapenaeopsis difficilis 19
Xiphopenaeus dincao Carvalho-Batista, Terossi, Zara, Mantelatto & Costa, 2020 Xiphopenaeus dincao 3477
Metapenaeus distinctus De Man, 1907 Metapenaeopsis distincta 75097
Penaeus dobsoni Miers, 1878 Metapenaeus dobsoni 75097
Penaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939 Penaeus duorarum 3477
Metapenaeopsis dura Kubo, 1949 Metapenaeopsis dura 19
Metapenaeus eboracensis Dall, 1957 Metapenaeus eboracensis 19
Penaeopsis eduardoi Pérez Farfante, 1977 Penaeopsis eduardoi 19
Metapenaeus elegans De Man, 1907 Metapenaeus elegans 19
Penaeopsis endeavouri Schmitt, 1926 Metapenaeus endeavouri 75097
Penaeus ensis de Haan, 1844 Metapenaeus ensis 75097
Metapenaeopsis erythraea Crosnier, 1987 Metapenaeopsis erythraea 19
Penaeus esculentus Haswell, 1879 Penaeus esculentus 19
Metapenaeus evermanni Rathbun, 1906 Metapenaeopsis evermanni 75097
Trachypenaeus faoe Obarrio, 1954 Rimapenaeus faoe 8
Parapenaeus fissuroides Crosnier, 1986 Parapenaeus fissuroides 19
Parapenaeus fissuroides erythraeus Crosnier, 1986 Parapenaeus fissuroides 75620
Parapenaeus fissuroides fissuroides Crosnier, 1986 Parapenaeus fissuroides 75620
Parapenaeus fissuroides indicus Crosnier, 1986 Parapenaeus fissuroides 75620
Penaeus fissurus Bate, 1881 Parapenaeus fissurus 75097
Atypopenaeus formosus Dall, 1957 Atypopenaeus formosus 19
Trachypenaeus fulva Dall, 1957 Trachysalambria malaiana 8
Metapenaeopsis fusca Manning, 1988 Metapenaeopsis fusca 19
Trachypenaeus fuscina Pérez-Farfante, 1971 Rimapenaeus fuscina 8
Metapenaeopsis gaillardi Crosnier, 1991 Metapenaeopsis gaillardi 19
Parapenaeus gallensis Pearson, 1905 Metapenaeopsis gallensis 75097
Metapenaeopsis gerardoi Pérez Farfante, 1971 Metapenaeopsis gerardoi 19
Megokris ghamrawyi Shinomiya & Sakai, 2006 Megokris ghamrawyi 3477
Trachypenaeus gonospinifer Racek & Dall, 1965 Megokris gonospinifer 8
Parapenaeus goodei Smith, 1885 Metapenaeopsis goodei 75097
Parapenaeopsis gracillima Nobili, 1903 Parapenaeopsis gracillima 19
Penaeus granulosus Haswell, 1879 Megokris granulosus 75097
Penaeus hardwickii Miers, 1878 Mierspenaeopsis hardwickii 75097
Xiphopenaeus hartii Smith, 1869 Xiphopenaeus kroyeri 75097
Penaeus haswelli Phillips, 1925 Metapenaeus macleayi 75097
Melicertus hathor Burkenroad, 1959 Melicertus hathor 19
Penaeopsis hilarulus De Man, 1911 Metapenaeopsis hilarula 75097
Metapenaeopsis hobbsi Pérez Farfante, 1971 Metapenaeopsis hobbsi 19
Parapenaeopsis hungerfordii Alcock, 1905 Alcockpenaeopsis hungerfordii 3477
Metapenaeopsis incisa Crosnier, 1991 Metapenaeopsis incisa 19
Parapenaeopsis incisa Liu & Wang, 1987 Parapenaeopsis incisa 19
Penaeus incisipes Bate, 1888 Metapenaeus ensis 75097
Penaeus indicus Milne-Edwards, 1837 Penaeus indicus 3477
Penaeus indicus penicillatus Alcock, 1905 Penaeus penicillatus 75097
Metapenaeus insolitus Racek & Dall, 1965 Metapenaeus insolitus 19
Metapenaeopsis insona Racek & Dall, 1965 Metapenaeopsis velutina 75097
Penaeopsis intermedia anchista De Man, 1920 Metapenaeus intermedius 8
Penaeus intermedius Kishinouye, 1900 Metapenaeus intermedius 75097
Parapenaeus investigatoris Alcock & Anderson, 1899 Parapenaeus investigatoris 19
Metapenaeopsis ivanovi Crosnier, 1994 Metapenaeopsis ivanovi 19
Penaeus japonicus Bate, 1888 Penaeus japonicus 3477
Penaeopsis jerryi Pérez Farfante, 1979 Penaeopsis jerryi 19
Penaeus joyneri Miers, 1880 Metapenaeus joyneri 75097
Parapenaeus kensleyi Crosnier, 2005 Parapenaeus kensleyi 100230
Cancer kerathurus Forsskål, 1775 Penaeus kerathurus 75097
Metapenaeus krishnatrii Silas & Muthu, 1976 Metapenaeus krishnatrii 19
Penaeus kroyeri Heller, 1862 Xiphopenaeus kroyeri 75097
Metapenaeus kutchensis George, George & Rao, 1963 Metapenaeus kutchensis 19
Penaeus lamellatus de Haan, 1844 Metapenaeopsis lamellata 75097
Parapenaeus lanceolatus Kubo, 1949 Parapenaeus lanceolatus 19
Metapenaeopsis lata Kubo, 1949 Metapenaeopsis lata 19
Penaeus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896 Penaeus latisulcatus 374
Penaeus latisulcatus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896 Penaeus latisulcatus 3477
Metapenaeopsis laubieri Crosnier, 1991 Metapenaeopsis laubieri 19
Metapenaeopsis lindae Manning, 1988 Metapenaeopsis lindae 19
Metapenaeopsis liui Crosnier, 1987 Metapenaeopsis liui 19
Heteropenaeus longimanus De Man, 1896 Heteropenaeus longimanus 19
Artemesia longinaris Bate, 1888 Artemesia longinaris 19
Parapenaeus longipes Alcock, 1905 Parapenaeus longipes 19
Penaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846 Parapenaeus longirostris 75097
Penaeus longistylus Kubo, 1943 Penaeus longistylus 10
Penaeus lysianassa De Man, 1888 Metapenaeus lysianassa 75097
Penaeus macleayi Haswell, 1879 Metapenaeus macleayi 75097
Metapenaeopsis mannarensis De Bruin, 1965 Metapenaeopsis mannarensis 19
Metapenaeopsis manningi Crosnier, 1994 Metapenaeopsis manningi 19
Penaeus marginatus Randall, 1840 Melicertus marginatus 409
Metapenaeopsis marquesas Crosnier, 1991 Metapenaeopsis marquesas 19
Metapenaeopsis martinella Pérez Farfante, 1971 Metapenaeopsis martinella 19
Penaeus mastersii Haswell, 1878 Metapenaeus ensis 75097
Parapenaeopsis maxillipedo Alcock, 1905 Kishinouyepenaeopsis maxillipedo 3477
Penaeopsis mclaughlinae Crosnier, 2006 Penaeopsis mclaughlinae 83415
Parapenaeus megalops Smith, 1885 Penaeopsis serrata 75097
Metapenaeopsis menoui Crosnier, 1991 Metapenaeopsis menoui 19
Penaeus merguiensis De Man, 1888 Penaeus merguiensis 3477
Metapenaeopsis miersi Holthuis, 1952 Metapenaeopsis miersi 19
Penaeopsis miersi Holthuis, 1952 Metapenaeopsis miersi 75620
Metapenaeopsis mineri Burkenroad, 1934 Metapenaeopsis mineri 19
Trachypenaeopsis minicoyensis Thomas, 1972 Trachypenaeopsis minicoyensis 19
Metapenaeus mobilispinis Rathbun, 1915 Trachypenaeopsis mobilispinis 75097
Parapenaeus mogiensis Rathbun, 1902 Metapenaeopsis mogiensis 8
Metapenaeopsis mogiensis complanata Crosnier, 1991 Metapenaeopsis mogiensis 75620
Metapenaeopsis mogiensis intermedia Crosnier, 1991 Metapenaeopsis mogiensis 75620
Penaeus monoceros Fabricius, 1798 Metapenaeus monoceros 75097
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 Penaeus monodon 19
Penaeus moyebi Kishinouye, 1896 Metapenaeus moyebi 75097
Parapenaeus murrayi Ramadan, 1938 Parapenaeus murrayi 19
Penaeus mutatus Lanchester, 1901 Metapenaeus affinis 75097
Parapenaeopsis nana Alcock, 1905 Parapenaeopsis nana 19
Metapenaeus necopinans Hall, 1956 Metapenaeus affinis 75097
Penaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967 Penaeus notialis 434
Penaeus novaeguineae Haswell, 1879 Metapenaeopsis novaeguineae 75097
Penaeus occidentalis Streets, 1871 Penaeus occidentalis 8
Penaeus orientalis Kishinouye, 1918 Penaeus chinensis 75097
Miyadiella ornata Holthuis, 1955 Miyadiella ornata 19
Trachypenaeus pacificus Burkenroad, 1934 Rimapenaeus pacificus 8
Penaeus pallidus Kishinouye, 1897 Metapenaeus joyneri 75097
Penaeus palmensis Haswell, 1879 Metapenaeopsis palmensis 75097
Metapenaeus papuensis Racek & Dall, 1965 Metapenaeus papuensis 19
Neopenaeopsis paradoxus Bouvier, 1905 Parapenaeus longirostris 75097
Metapenaeopsis parahilarula Crosnier, 1991 Metapenaeopsis parahilarula 19
Metapenaeopsis parapalmensis Crosnier, 1994 Metapenaeopsis parapalmensis 19
Miyadiella pedunculata Kubo, 1949 Atypopenaeus stenodactylus 8
Miyadiella pedunculata Kubo, 1949 Miyadiella podophthalmus 75620
Penaeus penicillatus Alcock, 1905 Penaeus penicillatus 82068
Parapenaeus perezfarfantae Crosnier, 1986 Parapenaeus perezfarfantae 19
Metapenaeopsis persica Crosnier, 1991 Metapenaeopsis persica 19
Trachypenaeus pescadoreensis Schmitt, 1931 Megokris pescadoreensis 75097
Penaeus philippii Bate, 1881 Metapenaeopsis philippii 75097
Metapenaeus philippinensis Motoh & Muthu, 1979 Metapenaeus philippinensis 10
Penaeus philippinensis Bate, 1888 Metapenaeopsis philippii 75097
Metapenaeus philippinensis andamensis Wood-Mason, 1891 Metapenaeopsis andamanensis 8
Penaeus plebejus Hess, 1865 Penaeus plebejus 2596
Penaeus podophthalmus Stimpson, 1860 Atypopenaeus stenodactylus 8
Penaeus podophthalmus Stimpson, 1860 Miyadiella podophthalmus 75620
Penaeus politus Smith, 1881 Parapenaeus politus 75097
Protrachypene precipua Burkenroad, 1934 Protrachypene precipua 19
Parapenaeopsis probata Hall, 1961 Ganjampenaeopsis uncta 75097
Metapenaeopsis propinqua Crosnier, 1991 Metapenaeopsis propinqua 19
Metapenaeopsis provocatoria Racek & Dall, 1965 Metapenaeopsis provocatoria 19
Metapenaeopsis provocatoria longirostris Crosnier, 1987 Metapenaeopsis provocatoria 75620
Metapenaeopsis provocatoria provocatoria Racek & Dall, 1965 Metapenaeopsis provocatoria
Metapenaeopsis proxima Crosnier, 1991 Metapenaeopsis proxima 19
Metapenaeopsis pubescens Bouvier, 1905 Metapenaeopsis miersi 75620
Metapenaeopsis quadrilobata Crosnier, 1991 Metapenaeopsis quadrilobata 19
Metapenaeus quinquedentatus De Man, 1907 Metapenaeopsis quinquedentata 75097
Metapenaeopsis raceki Starobogatov, 1972 Metapenaeopsis assimilis 75097
Parapenaeopsis rathbuni Bouvier, 1905 Metapenaeopsis goodei 75097
Penaeus rectacutus Bate, 1881 Penaeopsis rectacuta 75097
Metapenaeopsis richeri Crosnier, 1991 Metapenaeopsis richeri 19
Xiphopenaeus riveti Bouvier, 1907 Xiphopenaeus kroyeri 19
Xiphopeneus riveti Bouvier, 1907 Xiphopenaeus kroyeri 8
Metapenaeopsis rosea Racek & Dall, 1965 Metapenaeopsis rosea 19
Parapenaeus ruberoculatus Hall, 1962 Parapenaeus ruberoculatus 19
Funchalia sagamiensis Fujino, 1975 Funchalia sagamiensis 19
Penaeus schmitti Burkenroad, 1936 Penaeus schmitti 8
Metapenaeopsis scotti Champion, 1973 Metapenaeopsis scotti 19
Penaeus sculptilis Heller, 1862 Mierspenaeopsis sculptilis 75097
Trachypenaeus sedili Hall, 1961 Megokris sedili 8
Penaeus semisulcatus de Haan, 1844 Penaeus semisulcatus 19
Penaeopsis serrata Bate, 1881 Penaeopsis serrata 19
Cancer setiferus Linnaeus, 1767 Penaeus setiferus 75097
Parapenaeus sextuberculatus Kubo, 1949 Parapenaeus sextuberculatus 19
Penaeus silasi Muthu & Motoh, 1979 Penaeus silasi 3477
Penaeus simplex Chan, Muchlisin & Hurzaid, 2021 Penaeus simplex 3477
Metapenaeus singaporensis Hall, 1956 Metapenaeus elegans 75097
Metapenaeopsis sinica Liu & Zhong, 1988 Metapenaeopsis sinica 19
Parapenaeopsis sinica Liu & Wang, 1987 Parapenaeopsis sinica 19
Metapenaeopsis sinuosa Dall, 1957 Metapenaeopsis sinuosa 19
Metapenaeopsis spatulata Crosnier, 1991 Metapenaeopsis spatulata 19
Metapenaeus spinulatus Kubo, 1949 Metapenaeus tenuipes 75097
Metapenaeopsis spiridonovi Crosnier, 1991 Metapenaeopsis spiridonovi 19
Metapenaeus stebbingi Nobili, 1904 Metapenaeus stebbingi 19
Penaeus stenodactylus Stimpson, 1860 Atypopenaeus stenodactylus 8
Metapenaeopsis stokmani Burukovsky, 1990 Metapenaeopsis stokmani 19
Metapenaeus stridulans Alcock, 1905 Metapenaeopsis stridulans 75097
Parapenaeopsis stylifera coromandelica Alcock, 1906 Parapenaeopsis stylifera 75620
Penaeus styliferus Milne-Edwards, 1837 Parapenaeopsis stylifera 75097
Penaeus stylirostris Stimpson, 1874 Penaeus stylirostris 8
Penaeus subtilis (Pérez Farfante, 1967) Penaeus subtilis 3477
Metapenaeus suluensis Racek & Dall, 1965 Metapenaeus suluensis 19
Funchalia taaningi Burkenroad, 1940 Funchalia taaningi 19
Artemesia talismani Bouvier, 1905 Penaeopsis serrata 75097
Metapenaeopsis tarawensis Racek & Dall, 1965 Metapenaeopsis tarawensis 19
Metapenaeopsis tchekunovae Starobogatov, 1972 Metapenaeopsis tchekunovae 19
Metapenaeopsis tenella Liu & Zhong, 1988 Metapenaeopsis tenella 75620
Penaeus tenellus Bate, 1888 Batepenaeopsis tenella 75097
Metapenaeus tenuipes Kubo, 1949 Metapenaeus tenuipes 19
Penaeus teraoi Kubo, 1949 Melicertus marginatus 75097
Melicertus tigrinus Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1814 Penaeus kerathurus 75097
Metapenaeopsis toloensis Hall, 1962 Metapenaeopsis toloensis 19
Parapenaeopsis uncta Alcock, 1905 Ganjampenaeopsis uncta 3477
Trachypenaeus unicus Hall, 1961 Trachysalambria malaiana 75097
Metapenaeus vaillanti Nobili, 1904 Metapenaeopsis vaillanti 75097
Penaeus vannamei Boone, 1931 Penaeus vannamei 75097
Penaeus velutinus Dana, 1852 Metapenaeopsis velutina 75097
Parapenaeopsis venusta De Man, 1907 Parapenaeopsis venusta 19
Archipenaeopsis vestitus Bouvier, 1905 Metapenaeopsis goodei 75097
Trachypenaeus villaluzi Muthu & Motoh, 1979 Trachysalambria villaluzi 3477
Metapenaeopsis wellsi Racek, 1967 Metapenaeopsis wellsi 19
Funchalia woodwardi Johnson, 1867 Funchalia woodwardi 19
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