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Penaeus
Penaeus is a genus of prawns, including the giant tiger prawn (P. monodon), 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 animals, although this revision has not been universally accepted. Following the revision, many species formerly in the genus Penaeus have been reassigned to new genera in the family Penaeidae: Farfantepenaeus, Fenneropenaeus,...
33 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Northern White Shrimp
speciesPenaeus setiferus
giant tiger prawn
speciesPenaeus monodon
Caramote prawn
speciesPenaeus kerathurus
Whiteleg Shrimp
speciesPenaeus vannamei
Northern brown shrimp
speciesPenaeus aztecus
Pink Shrimp
speciesPenaeus duorarum
Western King Prawn
speciesPenaeus latisulcatus
Eastern King Prawn
speciesPenaeus plebejus
Kuruma Prawn
speciesPenaeus japonicus
Banana prawn
speciesPenaeus merguiensis
Yellowleg shrimp
speciesPenaeus californiensis
Indian white prawn
speciesPenaeus indicus
Brown Tiger Prawn
speciesPenaeus esculentus
Green tiger prawn
speciesPenaeus semisulcatus
Blue shrimp
speciesPenaeus stylirostris
Southern pink shrimp
speciesPenaeus notialis
Fleshy prawn
speciesPenaeus chinensis
Redtail prawn
speciesPenaeus penicillatus
Southern white shrimp
speciesPenaeus schmitti
Penaeus pulchricaudatus
speciesPenaeus pulchricaudatus
São Paulo shrimp
speciesPenaeus paulensis
Redspotted shrimp
speciesPenaeus brasiliensis
western white shrimp
speciesPenaeus occidentalis
Redspot king prawn
speciesPenaeus longistylus
Crystal shrimp
speciesPenaeus brevirostris
Witch Prawn
speciesPenaeus canaliculatus
Aloha prawn
speciesPenaeus marginatus
Penaeus silasi
speciesPenaeus silasi
Penaeus hathor
speciesPenaeus hathor
Penaeus similis
speciesPenaeus similis
Penaeus isabelae
speciesPenaeus isabelae
Penaeus konkani
speciesPenaeus konkani
Southern brown shrimp
speciesPenaeus subtilis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52197.