Penaeus
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Penaeus is a genus of prawns, containing several commercially important edible species. The giant tiger prawn (P. monodon) is the most important species of farmed crustacean worldwide.[citation needed]
Taxonomy
The genus was reorganised following a 1997 proposition of Pérez Farfante and Kensley based on morphological differences, in particular the genital characteristics of these animals, although this revision has not been universally accepted. Following the revision, many species formerly in the genus Penaeus were reassigned to new genera in the family Penaeidae: Farfantepenaeus, Fenneropenaeus, Litopenaeus, Melicertus and Marsupenaeus.
In 2023, based on molecular phylogenetic analyses Chan proposed a reclassification of Peneaus sensu lato into eleven subgenera.
The following table gives an overview:
| Subgenus | Epithet | Species | Pérez Farfante and Kensley | Common name(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Penaeus) | monodon | P. (P.) monodon | Penaeus monodon | giant tiger prawn, black tiger shrimp |
| (Melicertus) | kerathurus | P. (M.) kerathurus | Melicertus kerathurus | caramote prawn, triple-grooved shrimp |
| (Fenneropenaeus) | chinensis | P. (Fe.) chinensis | Fenneropenaeus chinensis | fleshy prawn, Chinese white shrimp, oriental shrimp |
| orientalis | P. (Fe.) orientalis | |||
| indicus | P. (Fe.) indicus | Fenneropenaeus indicus | Indian prawn, redleg banana prawn, Indian banana prawn | |
| merguiensis | P. (Fe.) merguiensis | Fenneropenaeus merguiensis | banana shrimp, banana prawn, white banana prawn, Gulf banana prawn | |
| penicillatus | P. (Fe.) penicillatus | Fenneropenaeus penicillatus | redtail prawn | |
| silasi | P. (Fe.) silasi | Fenneropenaeus silasi | ||
| (Litopenaeus) | occidentalis | P. (L.) occidentalis | Litopenaeus occidentalis | western white shrimp |
| schmitti | P. (L.) schmitti | Litopenaeus schmitti | southern white shrimp | |
| setiferus | P. (L.) setiferus | Litopenaeus setiferus | northern white shrimp | |
| stylirostris | P. (L.) stylirostris | Litopenaeus stylirostris | western blue shrimp, blue shrimp | |
| vannamei | P. (L.) vannamei | Litopenaeus vannamei | whiteleg shrimp, Pacific white shrimp, king prawn, vannamei prawn | |
| (Marsupenaeus) | japonicus | P. japonicus | Marsupenaeus japonicus | Kuruma shrimp, Kuruma prawn, Japanese tiger shrimp |
| (Farfantepenaeus) | aztecus | P. (Fa.) aztecus | Farfantepenaeus aztecus | northern brown shrimp |
| brasiliensis | P. (Fa.) brasiliensis | Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis | red-spotted shrimp, spotted pink shrimp | |
| brevirostris | P. (Fa.) brevirostris | Farfantepenaeus brevirostris | crystal shrimp, pink shrimp | |
| californiensis | P. (Fa.) californiensis | Farfantepenaeus californiensis | yellowleg shrimp, brown shrimp | |
| duorarum | P. (Fa.) duorarum | Farfantepenaeus duorarum | northern pink shrimp | |
| isabelae | P. (Fa.) isabelae | |||
| notialis | P. (Fa.) notialis | Farfantepenaeus notialis | southern pink shrimp | |
| paulensis | P. (Fa.) paulensis | Farfantepenaeus paulensis | São Paulo shrimp, Carpas shrimp | |
| subtilis | P. (Fa.) subtilis | Farfantepenaeus subtilis | southern brown shrimp | |
| (Altiopeneaus) | marginatus | P. (A.) marginatus | Melicertus marginatus | aloha prawn |
| (Eopenaeus) | esculentus | P. (E.) esculentus | Penaeus esculentus | brown tiger prawn |
| semisulcatus | P. (E.) semisulcatus | Penaeus semisulcatus | green tiger prawn | |
| (Ischiopeneaus) | longistylus | P. (I.) longistylus | Melicertus longistylus | redspot king prawn, red-spotted prawn |
| (Oleopenaeus) | hathor | P. (O.) hathor | Penaeus hathor | |
| latisculatus | P. (O.) latisculatus | Melicertus latisulcatus | western king prawn | |
| plebejus | P. (O.) plebejus | Melicertus plebejus | eastern king prawn | |
| (Plagosopenaeus) | canaliculatus | P. (Pl.) canaliculatus | Melicertus canaliculatus | witch shrimp, tiger shrimp |
Notes
External links
- . Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- 2005-03-07 at theWayback Machine (in Japanese)