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Penaeus Fabricius, 1798

106822  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106822)

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Genus
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 (type by subsequent designation)
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 1997 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Fenneropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 1969 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 1969 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Marsupenaeus Tirmizi, 1971 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Paeneus Fabricius, 1798 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Penaeus (Farfantepenaeus) Burukovsky, 1972 · unaccepted > unavailable name
Penaeus (Farfantepenaeus) Burukovsky, 1997 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Penaeus (Melicertus) Rafinesque, 1814 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Peneus Fabricius, 1798 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

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  1. Species Penaeus aztecus Ives, 1891
  2. Species Penaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817
  3. Species Penaeus brevirostris Kingsley, 1878
  4. Species Penaeus californiensis Holmes, 1900
  5. Species Penaeus canaliculatus (Olivier, 1811)
  6. Species Penaeus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)
  7. Species Penaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939
  8. Species Penaeus esculentus Haswell, 1879
  9. Species Penaeus hathor Burkenroad, 1959
  10. Species Penaeus indicus H. Milne Edwards, 1837
  11. Species Penaeus isabelae (Tavares & Gusmão, 2016)
  12. Species Penaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888
  13. Species Penaeus kerathurus (Forskål, 1775)
  14. Species Penaeus konkani (Chandra & Bhattacharya, 2003)
  15. Species Penaeus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896
  16. Species Penaeus longistylus Kubo, 1943
  17. Species Penaeus marginatus Randall, 1840
  18. Species Penaeus merguiensis De Man, 1888
  19. Species Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798
  20. Species Penaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967
  21. Species Penaeus occidentalis Streets, 1871
  22. Species Penaeus paulensis Pérez Farfante, 1967
  23. Species Penaeus penicillatus Alcock, 1905
  24. Species Penaeus plebejus Hess, 1865
  25. Species Penaeus pulchricaudatus Stebbing, 1914
  26. Species Penaeus schmitti Burkenroad, 1936
  27. Species Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844
  28. Species Penaeus setiferus (Linnaeus, 1767)
  29. Species Penaeus silasi Muthu & Motoh, 1979
  30. Species Penaeus similis (Chanda & Bhattacharya, 2002)
  31. Species Penaeus simplex Chan, Muchlisin & Hurzaid, 2023
  32. Species Penaeus stylirostris Stimpson, 1871
  33. Species Penaeus subtilis Pérez Farfante, 1967
  34. Species Penaeus vannamei Boone, 1931
  35. Subgenus Penaeus (Farfantepenaeus) Burukovsky, 1972 accepted as Penaeus (Farfantepenaeus) Burukovsky, 1997 accepted as Penaeus Fabricius, 1798 (unaccepted > unavailable name)
  36. Subgenus Penaeus (Farfantepenaeus) Burukovsky, 1997 accepted as Penaeus Fabricius, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  37. Subgenus Penaeus (Melicertus) Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Penaeus Fabricius, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Penaeus (Melicertus) paulensis Pérez Farfante, 1967 accepted as Penaeus paulensis Pérez Farfante, 1967 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  38. Species Penaeus adspersus Tilesius, 1819 accepted as Leander tenuicornis (Say, 1818)
  39. Species Penaeus affinis H. Milne Edwards, 1837 accepted as Metapenaeus affinis (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  40. Species Penaeus anchoralis Spence Bate, 1881 accepted as Trachypenaeus anchoralis (Spence Bate, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  41. Species Penaeus anchoralis Spence Bate, 1888 accepted as Trachypenaeus anchoralis (Spence Bate, 1881) (unaccepted > junior homonym, re-description)
  42. Species Penaeus antemarius Costes, 1890 accepted as Aristeus antennatus (Risso, 1816) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  43. Species Penaeus antennatus Risso, 1816 accepted as Aristeus antennatus (Risso, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  44. Species Penaeus ashiaka Kishinouye, 1900 accepted as Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  45. Species Penaeus avirostris Dana, 1852 accepted as Metapenaeus brevicornis (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  46. Species Penaeus balboae Faxon, 1893 accepted as Pelagopenaeus balboae (Faxon, 1893) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  47. Species Penaeus barbatus De Haan, 1844 accepted as Metapenaeopsis barbata (De Haan, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  48. Species Penaeus batei Miers, 1884 accepted as Metapenaeopsis batei (Miers, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  49. Species Penaeus bocagei Johnson, 1863 accepted as Parapenaeus longirostris (Lucas, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  50. Species Penaeus borealis Latreille, 1803 accepted as Stenopus hispidus (Olivier, 1811) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  51. Species Penaeus brevicornis H. Milne Edwards, 1837 accepted as Metapenaeus brevicornis (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  52. Species Penaeus bubulus Kubo, 1949 accepted as Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  53. Species Penaeus caeruleus Stebbing, 1905 accepted as Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  54. Species Penaeus caesius Dall, 1957 accepted as Penaeus longistylus Kubo, 1943 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  55. Species Penaeus caramote (Risso, 1816) accepted as Melicertus kerathurus (Forskål, 1775) accepted as Penaeus kerathurus (Forskål, 1775) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  56. Species Penaeus carinatus Dana, 1852 accepted as Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  57. Species Penaeus carinatus Otto, 1821 accepted as Solenocera membranacea (Risso, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  58. Species Penaeus compressipes Henderson, 1893 accepted as Atypopenaeus compressipes (Henderson, 1893) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  59. Species Penaeus constrictus Stimpson, 1871 accepted as Rimapenaeus constrictus (Stimpson, 1871)
  60. Species Penaeus cornutus Kishinouye, 1900 accepted as Kishinouyepenaeopsis cornuta (Kishinouye, 1900) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  61. Species Penaeus crassicornis H. Milne Edwards, 1837 accepted as Solenocera crassicornis (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  62. Species Penaeus crucifer Ortmann, 1890 accepted as Batepenaeopsis tenella (Spence Bate, 1888) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  63. Species Penaeus curvirostris Stimpson, 1860 accepted as Trachysalambria curvirostris (Stimpson, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  64. Species Penaeus distinctus De Haan, 1849 accepted as Solenocera membranacea (Risso, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  65. Species Penaeus dobsoni Miers, 1878 accepted as Metapenaeus dobsoni (Miers, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  66. Species Penaeus durbani Stebbing, 1917 accepted as Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  67. Species Penaeus edwardsianus Johnson, 1868 accepted as Aristaeopsis edwardsiana (Johnson, 1868) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  68. Species Penaeus ensis De Haan, 1844 accepted as Metapenaeus ensis (De Haan, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  69. Species Penaeus fasciatus Hope, 1851 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  70. Species Penaeus fissurus Spence Bate, 1881 accepted as Parapenaeus fissurus (Spence Bate, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  71. Species Penaeus fissurus Spence Bate, 1888 accepted as Parapenaeus fissurus (Spence Bate, 1881) (unaccepted > junior homonym, re-description)
  72. Species Penaeus fluviatilis Say, 1818 accepted as Penaeus setiferus (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  73. Species Penaeus gracilirostris Thallwitz, 1891 accepted as Penaeus setiferus (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  74. Species Penaeus granulosus Haswell, 1879 accepted as Megokris granulosus (Haswell, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  75. Species Penaeus hardwickii Miers, 1878 accepted as Mierspenaeopsis hardwickii (Miers, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  76. Species Penaeus haswelli Phillips, 1925 accepted as Metapenaeus macleayi (Haswell, 1879) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  77. Species Penaeus incisipes Spence Bate, 1888 accepted as Metapenaeus ensis (De Haan, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  78. Species Penaeus intermedius Kishinouye, 1900 accepted as Metapenaeus intermedius (Kishinouye, 1900) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  79. Species Penaeus jejunus Hall, 1956 accepted as Penaeus longistylus Kubo, 1943 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  80. Species Penaeus Joyneri Miers, 1880 accepted as Metapenaeus joyneri joyneri (Miers, 1880) accepted as Metapenaeus joyneri (Miers, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  81. Species Penaeus Kroyeri Heller, 1862 accepted as Xiphopenaeus kroyeri (Heller, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  82. Species Penaeus lamellatus De Haan, 1844 accepted as Metapenaeopsis lamellata (De Haan, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  83. Species Penaeus lividus Filhol, 1885 accepted as Parapenaeus longirostris (Lucas, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  84. Species Penaeus longipes Paulson, 1875 accepted as Trachysalambria longipes (Paulson, 1875) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  85. Species Penaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846 accepted as Parapenaeus longirostris (Lucas, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  86. Species Penaeus lysianassa De Man, 1888 accepted as Metapenaeus lysianassa (De Man, 1888) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  87. Species Penaeus maccullochi Schmitt, 1926 accepted as Penaeus plebejus Hess, 1865 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  88. Species Penaeus macleayi Haswell, 1879 accepted as Metapenaeus macleayi (Haswell, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  89. Species Penaeus manilensis Marion de Procé, 1822 accepted as Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  90. Species Penaeus mastersii Haswell, 1879 accepted as Metapenaeus ensis (De Haan, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  91. Species Penaeus membranaceus Risso, 1816 accepted as Solenocera membranacea (Risso, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  92. Species Penaeus meridionalis Lenz in Lenz & Strunck, 1914 accepted as Pelagopenaeus balboae (Faxon, 1893) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  93. Species Penaeus meridionalis Hope, 1851 accepted as Aristaeomorpha foliacea (Risso, 1827) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  94. Species Penaeus monoceros Fabricius, 1798 accepted as Metapenaeus monoceros (Fabricius, 1798) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  95. Species Penaeus moyebi Kishinouye, 1896 accepted as Metapenaeus moyebi (Kishinouye, 1896) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  96. Species Penaeus mutatis Lanchester, 1902 accepted as Metapenaeus affinis (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  97. Species Penaeus novaeguineae Haswell, 1879 accepted as Metapenaeopsis novaeguineae (Haswell, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  98. Species Penaeus novae-guineae Haswell, 1879 accepted as Penaeus novaeguineae Haswell, 1879 accepted as Metapenaeopsis novaeguineae (Haswell, 1879) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
  99. Species Penaeus orientalis Kishinouye, 1917 accepted as Penaeus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  100. Species Penaeus pallidus Kishinouye, 1897 accepted as Metapenaeus joyneri joyneri (Miers, 1880) accepted as Metapenaeus joyneri (Miers, 1880) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  101. Species Penaeus palmensis Haswell, 1879 accepted as Metapenaeopsis palmensis (Haswell, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  102. Species Penaeus philippii Spence Bate, 1881 accepted as Metapenaeopsis philippii (Spence Bate, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  103. Species Penaeus philippinensis Spence Bate, 1888 accepted as Metapenaeopsis philippii (Spence Bate, 1881) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  104. Species Penaeus planicornis Fabricius, 1798 accepted as Solenocera crassicornis (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  105. Species Penaeus podophthalmus Stimpson, 1860 accepted as Atypopenaeus stenodactylus (Stimpson, 1860) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  106. Species Penaeus politus Smith, 1881 accepted as Parapenaeus politus (Smith, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  107. Species Penaeus punctatissimus Bosc, 1801 accepted as Leander tenuicornis (Say, 1818) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  108. Species Penaeus rectacutus Spence Bate, 1881 accepted as Penaeopsis rectacuta (Spence Bate, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  109. Species Penaeus richtersii Miers, 1884 accepted as Trachypenaeopsis richtersii (Miers, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  110. Species Penaeus sculptilis Heller, 1862 accepted as Mierspenaeopsis sculptilis (Heller, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  111. Species Penaeus serratus Spence Bate, 1881 accepted as Penaeopsis challengeri De Man, 1911 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  112. Species Penaeus simplex Chan, Muchlisin & Hurzaid, 2021 accepted as Penaeus simplex Chan, Muchlisin & Hurzaid, 2023 (unaccepted > unavailable name)
  113. Species Penaeus siphonoceros Philippi, 1840 accepted as Solenocera membranacea (Risso, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  114. Species Penaeus stenodactylus Stimpson, 1860 accepted as Atypopenaeus stenodactylus (Stimpson, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  115. Species Penaeus styliferus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 accepted as Parapenaeopsis stylifera (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  116. Species Penaeus tenellus Spence Bate, 1888 accepted as Batepenaeopsis tenella (Spence Bate, 1888) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  117. Species Penaeus teraoi Kubo, 1949 accepted as Penaeus marginatus Randall, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  118. Species Penaeus trisulcatus (Leach, 1814) accepted as Penaeus kerathurus (Forskål, 1775) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  119. Species Penaeus velutinus Dana, 1852 accepted as Metapenaeopsis velutina (Dana, 1852) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  120. Species Penaeus amazonicus Kingsley, 1883 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  121. Species Penaeus gracilis Dana, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  122. Species Penaeus pubescens Stimpson, 1871 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  123. Species Penaeus tahitensis Heller, 1862 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  124. Species Penaeus telsodecacanthus Spence Bate, 1881 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  125. Species Penaeus tenuis Dana, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  126. Species Penaeus villosus Guérin-Méneville, 1838 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Fabricius, J.C. (1798). Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Hafniae: Proft et Storck: 1-572., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25565932 [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2024). DecaNet. Penaeus Fabricius, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106822 on 2024-11-21
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original description Fabricius, J.C. (1798). Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Hafniae: Proft et Storck: 1-572., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25565932 [details] 

original description (of Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 1997) Burukovsky, R. N. (1997). Selection of a type species for Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky (Crustacea: Decapoda: Penaeidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 110: 154. [details] 

original description (of Marsupenaeus Tirmizi, 1971) Tirmizi, N.M., 1971a. Marsupenaeus, a new subgenus of Penaeus Fabricius, 1798 (Decapoda, Natantia).— Pakistan Journal of Zoology 3: 193-194. [details] 

original description (of Melicertus Rafinesque, 1814) Rafinesque, C.S. (1814). Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques de Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz entre 1800 et 1814; ou choix raisonné de ses principales découvertes en zoologie et en botanique, pour servir d'introduction à ses ouvrages futurs. Summary of the discoveries and somiological works of Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz between 1800 and 1814; or reasoned selection of his principal discoveries in zoology and botany, to serve as an introduction to his future works. <em>Palerme.</em> :1-55., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/27701 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 1969) Pérez Farfante, I., 1969. Western Atlantic shrimps of the genus Penaeus.— Fishery Bulletin 67: 461-591. [details] 

original description (of Fenneropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 1969) Pérez Farfante, I., 1969. Western Atlantic shrimps of the genus Penaeus.— Fishery Bulletin 67: 461-591. [details] 

original description (of Penaeus (Farfantepenaeus) Burukovsky, 1997) Burukovsky, R. N. (1997). Selection of a type species for Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky (Crustacea: Decapoda: Penaeidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 110: 154. [details] 

original description (of Penaeus (Farfantepenaeus) Burukovsky, 1972) Burukovsky, R.N., 1972. Some problems of the systematics and distribution of shrimps of the genus Penaeus [in Russian].— Trudy AtlantNIRO, Kaliningrad 2: 3-21. [details] 

original description (of Machaerophorus von der Marck, 1863 †) von der Marck, W. (1863). Fossile Fische, Krebse und Pflanzen aus dem Plattenkalk der jüngsten Kreide in Westphalen. <em>Palaeontographica.</em> 11: 1-83, pls. 1-14. [details] OpenAccess publication

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] 

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] 

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details] 

additional source Derijard, R. (1966). Note preliminaire sur les crustaces stomatopodes et decapodes recoltes a l'ile Europa du 6 au 24 Avril 1964. Mem Mus Natn Hist Nat, Paris 4 (41): 159-180 [details] 

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
 
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Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
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