Farfantepenaeus
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Farfantepenaeus is a genus of prawn
s in the family
Penaeidae
. Its eight species were formerly included in the genus Penaeus
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Prawn
Prawns are decapod crustaceans of the sub-order Dendrobranchiata. There are 540 extant species, in seven families, and a fossil record extending back to the Devonian...
s in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Penaeidae
Penaeidae
Penaeidae is a family of prawns, although they are often referred to as penaeid shrimp. It contains many species of economic importance, such as the tiger prawn , whiteleg shrimp, Atlantic white shrimp and Indian prawn. Many prawns are the subject of commercial fishery, and farming, both in marine...
. Its eight species were formerly included in the genus Penaeus
Penaeus
Penaeus is a genus of prawns, including the giant tiger prawn , the most important species of farmed crustacean worldwide. The genus has been reorganised following a proposition of Pérez Farfante and Kensley based on morphological differences, in particular the genital characteristics of these...
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Species
- Farfantepenaeus aztecus — northern brown shrimp
- Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis — redspotted shrimp, spotted pink shrimp
- Farfantepenaeus brevirostris — crystal shrimp, pink shrimp
- Farfantepenaeus californiensis — yellowleg shrimp, brown shrimp
- Farfantepenaeus duorarum — northern pink shrimp
- Farfantepenaeus notialisSouthern pink shrimpSouthern pink shrimp, Farfantepenaeus notialis, is a species of marine crustacean in the family Penaeidae. It was once considered part of the genus Penaeus, but has since been reassigned to the genus Farfantepenaeus...
— southern pink shrimp - Farfantepenaeus paulensis — São Paulo shrimp, Carpas shrimp
- Farfantepenaeus subtilis — southern brown shrimp