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Penaeus

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Penaeus
Penaeus monodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Dendrobranchiata
Family: Penaeidae
Genus: Penaeus
Fabricius, 1798
Species

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

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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,[1] although this revision has not been universally accepted.[2] 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.[1]

In 2023, based on molecular phylogenetic analyses Chan proposed a reclassification of Peneaus sensu lato into eleven subgenera.[3]

The following table gives an overview:

Subgenus Epithet SpeciesPérez Farfante and KensleyCommon name(s)
(Penaeus) monodon P. (P.) monodon Penaeus monodon giant tiger prawn, black tiger shrimp
(Melicertus) kerathurus P. (M.) kerathurus[4] 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,[5] Indian banana prawn[6]
merguiensis P. (Fe.) merguiensis Fenneropenaeus merguiensis banana shrimp, banana prawn, white banana prawn,[7] Gulf banana prawn[8]
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[a][b]
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.) aztecusFarfantepenaeus aztecusnorthern brown shrimp
brasiliensis P. (Fa.) brasiliensisFarfantepenaeus brasiliensisred-spotted shrimp, spotted pink shrimp
brevirostris P. (Fa.) brevirostrisFarfantepenaeus brevirostriscrystal shrimp, pink shrimp
californiensis P. (Fa.) californiensisFarfantepenaeus californiensisyellowleg shrimp, brown shrimp
duorarum P. (Fa.) duorarumFarfantepenaeus duorarumnorthern 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.) esculentusPenaeus esculentusbrown 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.) hathorPenaeus hathor
latisculatus P. (O.) latisculatus Melicertus latisulcatus western king prawn[11][12]
plebejus P. (O.) plebejus Melicertus plebejus eastern king prawn
(Plagosopenaeus) canaliculatus P. (Pl.) canaliculatus Melicertus canaliculatus witch shrimp, tiger shrimp

Notes

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  1. Also marketed as paradise prawn, tenshi-no-ebi (天使の海老, 'angel shrimp'),[9] and crystal prawn.
  2. FAO code "PNS", trade goods category "0306 17 92” (crustaceans - other shrimps and prawns - shrimp of genus Penaeus)[10]

References

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  1. 1 2 Isabel Pérez Farfante; Brian Frederick Kensley (1997). Penaeoid and Sergestoid Shrimps and Prawns of the World: Keys and Diagnoses for the Families and Genera. Mémoires du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Vol. 175. Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. pp. 1–233. ISBN 9782856535103.
  2. Patsy A. McLaughlin; Rafael Lemaitre; Frank D. Ferrari; Darryl L. Felder; R. T. Bauer (2008). "Letter to the Editor: A reply to T. W. Flegel" (PDF). Aquaculture. 275: 370–373. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.12.020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
  3. Chan, Tin-Yam (2023-01-17). "New subgeneric names for the most commercially important shrimp genus Penaeus Fabricius, 1798 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae)". ZooKeys (1141): 29–40. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1141...29C. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1141.97349. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 10207927. PMID 37234967.
  4. Penaeus kerathurus , FAO.
  5. https://www.afma.gov.au/species/prawns
  6. https://www.afma.gov.au/species/prawns
  7. https://www.afma.gov.au/species/prawns
  8. https://www.afma.gov.au/species/prawns
  9. https://sushiuniversity.jp/basicknowledge/paradise-prawn-tenshinoebi
  10. https://fish-commercial-names.ec.europa.eu/fish-names/species/penaeus-stylirostris_en#ecl-accordion-header-distrib-habitat
  11. "Western King Prawn 2018". fish.gov.au. Fisheries Research and Development Corporation. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  12. Dixon, C.D.; Hooper, G.E.; Roberts, S.D. (November 2010). Spencer Gulf Prawn Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus Fishery 2008/09: Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA Fisheries (PDF) (Report). SARDI Publication No. F2007/000770-4; SARDI Research Report Series No. 511. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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