214 Species in Family Penaeidae
| Scientific Name | Author | English Name |
|---|---|---|
| Alcockpenaeopsis hungerfordii | (Alcock, 1905) | Dog shrimp |
| Artemesia longinaris | Bate, 1888 | Argentine stiletto shrimp |
| Atypopenaeus bicornis | Racek & Dall, 1965 | |
| Atypopenaeus compressipes | (Henderson, 1893) | |
| Atypopenaeus dearmatus | De Man, 1907 | |
| Atypopenaeus formosus | Dall, 1957 | Orange shrimp |
| Atypopenaeus stenodactylus | (Stimpson, 1860) | Periscope shrimp |
| Batepenaeopsis tenella | (Spence Bate, 1888) | Smoothshell shrimp |
| Funchalia danae | Burkenroad, 1940 | |
| Funchalia sagamiensis | Fujino, 1975 | |
| Funchalia taaningi | Burkenroad, 1940 | Prawn |
| Funchalia villosa | (Bouvier, 1905) | |
| Funchalia woodwardi | Johnson, 1867 | Woodward's pelagic shrimp |
| Ganjampenaeopsis uncta | (Alcock, 1905) | Uncta shrimp |
| Heteropenaeus longimanus | De Man, 1896 | Longarm prawn |
| Holthuispenaeopsis atlantica | (Balss, 1914) | Guinea shrimp |
| Kishinouyepenaeopsis cornuta | (Kishinouye, 1900) | Coral shrimp |
| Kishinouyepenaeopsis maxillipedo | (Alcock, 1905) | Torpedo shrimp |
| Macropetasma africana | (Balss, 1913) | Swimming shrimp |
| Megokris akademik | Shinomiya & Sakai, 2006 | |
| Megokris ghamrawyi | Shinomiya & Sakai, 2006 | |
| Megokris gonospinifer | (Racek & Dall, 1965) | Northern rough shrimp |
| Megokris granulosus | (Haswell, 1879) | Coarse shrimp |
| Megokris pescadoreensis | (Schmitt, 1931) | Bighead sand prawn |
| Megokris sedili | (Hall, 1961) | Malayan rough shrimp |
| Melicertus hathor | Burkenroad, 1959 | |
| Melicertus marginatus | (Randall, 1840) | Aloha prawn |
| Metapenaeopsis acclivis | (Rathbun, 1902) | Tora velvet shrimp |
| Metapenaeopsis aegyptia | Galil & Golani, 1990 | Egyptian prawn |
| Metapenaeopsis andamanensis | (Wood-Mason, 1891) | Rice velvet shrimp |
| Metapenaeopsis angusta | Crosnier, 1987 | |
| Metapenaeopsis assimilis | (De Man, 1920) | |
| Metapenaeopsis barbata | (De Haan, 1844) | Whiskered velvet shrimp |
| Metapenaeopsis beebei | (Burkenroad, 1938) | |
| Metapenaeopsis borradailei | (De Man, 1911) | Reef shrimp |
| Metapenaeopsis ceylonica | Starobogatov, 1972 | |
| Metapenaeopsis commensalis | (Borradaile, 1898) | Red shrimp |
| Metapenaeopsis coniger | (Wood-Mason, 1891) | |
| Metapenaeopsis costata | Crosnier, 1991 | |
| Metapenaeopsis crassissima | Racek & Dall, 1965 | Stout velvet shrimp |
| Metapenaeopsis dalei | (Rathbun, 1902) | Kishi velvet shrimp |
| Metapenaeopsis difficilis | Crosnier, 1991 | |
| Metapenaeopsis distincta | (De Man, 1907) | |
| Metapenaeopsis dura | Kubo, 1949 | |
| Metapenaeopsis erythraea | Crosnier, 1987 | |
| Metapenaeopsis evermanni | (Rathbun, 1906) | |
| Metapenaeopsis faouzii | (Ramadan, 1938) | |
| Metapenaeopsis fusca | Manning, 1988 | |
| Metapenaeopsis gaillardi | Crosnier, 1991 | |
| Metapenaeopsis gallensis | (Pearson, 1905) | |
| Metapenaeopsis gerardoi | Pérez Farfante, 1971 | |
| Metapenaeopsis goodei | (Smith, 1885) | Caribbean velvet shrimp |
| Metapenaeopsis hilarula | (De Man, 1911) | Minstrel shrimp |
| Metapenaeopsis hobbsi | Pérez Farfante, 1971 | |
| Metapenaeopsis incisa | Crosnier, 1991 | |
| Metapenaeopsis ivanovi | Crosnier, 1994 | |
| Metapenaeopsis kishinouyei | (Rathbun, 1902) | Insular velvet shrimp |
| Metapenaeopsis kyushuensis | (Yokoya, 1933) | |
| Metapenaeopsis lamellata | (De Haan, 1844) | Humpback prawn |
| Metapenaeopsis lata | Kubo, 1949 | Broad velvet shrimp |
| Metapenaeopsis laubieri | Crosnier, 1991 | |
| Metapenaeopsis lindae | Manning, 1988 | |
| Metapenaeopsis liui | Crosnier, 1987 | |
| Metapenaeopsis mannarensis | De Bruin, 1965 | |
| Metapenaeopsis manningi | Crosnier, 1994 | |
| Metapenaeopsis marquesas | Crosnier, 1991 | |
| Metapenaeopsis martinella | Pérez Farfante, 1971 | |
| Metapenaeopsis menoui | Crosnier, 1991 | |
| Metapenaeopsis miersi | Holthuis, 1952 | Miers shrimp |
| Metapenaeopsis mineri | Burkenroad, 1934 | |
| Metapenaeopsis mogiensis | (Rathbun, 1902) | Mogi velvet shrimp |
| Metapenaeopsis novaeguineae | (Haswell, 1879) | Northern velvet shrimp |
| Metapenaeopsis palmensis | (Haswell, 1879) | Southern velvet shrimp |
| Metapenaeopsis parahilarula | Crosnier, 1991 | |
| Metapenaeopsis parapalmensis | Crosnier, 1994 | |
| Metapenaeopsis persica | Crosnier, 1991 | |
| Metapenaeopsis philippii | (Bate, 1881) | Philip velvet shrimp |
| Metapenaeopsis propinqua | Crosnier, 1991 | Velvet shrimp |
| Metapenaeopsis provocatoria | Racek & Dall, 1965 | |
| Metapenaeopsis proxima | Crosnier, 1991 | |
| Metapenaeopsis quadrilobata | Crosnier, 1991 | |
| Metapenaeopsis quinquedentata | (De Man, 1907) | |
| Metapenaeopsis richeri | Crosnier, 1991 | |
| Metapenaeopsis rosea | Racek & Dall, 1965 | Pink velvet shrimp |
| Metapenaeopsis scotti | Champion, 1973 | |
| Metapenaeopsis sibogae | (De Man, 1907) | |
| Metapenaeopsis sinica | Liu & Zhong, 1988 | |
| Metapenaeopsis sinuosa | Dall, 1957 | |
| Metapenaeopsis smithi | (Schmitt, 1924) | |
| Metapenaeopsis spatulata | Crosnier, 1991 | |
| Metapenaeopsis spiridonovi | Crosnier, 1991 | |
| Metapenaeopsis stokmani | Burukovsky, 1990 | |
| Metapenaeopsis stridulans | (Alcock, 1905) | Fiddler shrimp |
| Metapenaeopsis tarawensis | Racek & Dall, 1965 | |
| Metapenaeopsis tchekunovae | Starobogatov, 1972 | |
| Metapenaeopsis tenella | Liu & Zhong, 1988 | |
| Metapenaeopsis toloensis | Hall, 1962 | Tolo velvet shrimp |
| Metapenaeopsis vaillanti | (Nobili, 1904) | |
| Metapenaeopsis velutina | (Dana, 1852) | |
| Metapenaeopsis wellsi | Racek, 1967 | |
| Metapenaeus affinis | (Milne-Edwards, 1837) | Jinga shrimp |
| Metapenaeus alcocki | George & Rao, 1968 | Fire shrimp |
| Metapenaeus anchistus | (De Man, 1920) | Spiny greasyback shrimp |
| Metapenaeus bennettae | Racek & Dall, 1965 | Greentail shrimp |
| Metapenaeus brevicornis | (Milne-Edwards, 1837) | Yellow shrimp |
| Metapenaeus conjunctus | Racek & Dall, 1965 | Wood shrimp |
| Metapenaeus dalli | Racek, 1957 | Western school shrimp |
| Metapenaeus demani | (Roux, 1921) | Demon shrimp |
| Metapenaeus dobsoni | (Miers, 1878) | Kadal shrimp |
| Metapenaeus eboracensis | Dall, 1957 | York shrimp |
| Metapenaeus elegans | De Man, 1907 | Fine shrimp |
| Metapenaeus endeavouri | (Schmitt, 1926) | Endeavour shrimp |
| Metapenaeus ensis | (De Haan, 1844) | Greasyback shrimp |
| Metapenaeus insolitus | Racek & Dall, 1965 | Emerald shrimp |
| Metapenaeus intermedius | (Kishinouye, 1900) | Middle shrimp |
| Metapenaeus joyneri | (Miers, 1880) | Shiba shrimp |
| Metapenaeus krishnatrii | Silas & Muthu, 1976 | |
| Metapenaeus kutchensis | George, George & Rao, 1963 | Ginger shrimp |
| Metapenaeus lysianassa | (De Man, 1888) | Bird shrimp |
| Metapenaeus macleayi | (Haswell, 1879) | Eastern school shrimp |
| Metapenaeus monoceros | (Fabricius, 1798) | Speckled shrimp |
| Metapenaeus moyebi | (Kishinouye, 1896) | Moyebi shrimp |
| Metapenaeus papuensis | Racek & Dall, 1965 | Papua shrimp |
| Metapenaeus philippinensis | Motoh & Muthu, 1979 | |
| Metapenaeus stebbingi | Nobili, 1904 | Peregrine shrimp |
| Metapenaeus suluensis | Racek & Dall, 1965 | |
| Metapenaeus tenuipes | Kubo, 1949 | Stork shrimp |
| Mierspenaeopsis hardwickii | (Miers, 1878) | Spear shrimp |
| Mierspenaeopsis sculptilis | (Heller, 1862) | Rainbow shrimp |
| Miyadiella ornata | Holthuis, 1955 | |
| Miyadiella podophthalmus | (Stimpson, 1860) | |
| Parapenaeopsis acclivirostris | Alcock, 1905 | Hawknose shrimp |
| Parapenaeopsis arafurica | Racek & Dall, 1965 | Arafura shrimp |
| Parapenaeopsis aroaensis | Hall, 1962 | |
| Parapenaeopsis balli | Burkenroad, 1934 | |
| Parapenaeopsis gracillima | Nobili, 1903 | Thin shrimp |
| Parapenaeopsis incisa | Liu & Wang, 1987 | |
| Parapenaeopsis nana | Alcock, 1905 | Dwarf shrimp |
| Parapenaeopsis sinica | Liu & Wang, 1987 | |
| Parapenaeopsis stylifera | (Milne-Edwards, 1837) | Kiddi shrimp |
| Parapenaeopsis venusta | De Man, 1907 | Adonis shrimp |
| Parapenaeus americanus | Rathbun, 1901 | |
| Parapenaeus australiensis | Dall, 1957 | Australian rose shrimp |
| Parapenaeus cayrei | Crosnier, 2005 | |
| Parapenaeus fissuroides | Crosnier, 1986 | |
| Parapenaeus fissurus | (Bate, 1881) | Neptune rose shrimp |
| Parapenaeus investigatoris | Alcock & Anderson, 1899 | Explorer rose shrimp |
| Parapenaeus kensleyi | Crosnier, 2005 | |
| Parapenaeus lanceolatus | Kubo, 1949 | Lancer rose shrimp |
| Parapenaeus longipes | Alcock, 1905 | Flamingo shrimp |
| Parapenaeus longirostris | (Lucas, 1846) | Deep-water rose shrimp |
| Parapenaeus murrayi | Ramadan, 1938 | |
| Parapenaeus perezfarfantae | Crosnier, 1986 | |
| Parapenaeus politus | (Smith, 1881) | Rose shrimp |
| Parapenaeus ruberoculatus | Hall, 1962 | |
| Parapenaeus sextuberculatus | Kubo, 1949 | Domino shrimp |
| Pelagopenaeus balboae | (Faxon, 1893) | |
| Penaeopsis balssi | Ivanov & Hassan, 1976 | Scythe shrimp |
| Penaeopsis challengeri | De Man, 1911 | |
| Penaeopsis eduardoi | Pérez Farfante, 1977 | |
| Penaeopsis jerryi | Pérez Farfante, 1979 | Gondwana shrimp |
| Penaeopsis mclaughlinae | Crosnier, 2006 | |
| Penaeopsis rectacuta | (Bate, 1881) | Needle shrimp |
| Penaeopsis serrata | Bate, 1881 | Megalops shrimp |
| Penaeus aztecus | Ives, 1891 | Northern brown shrimp |
| Penaeus brasiliensis | Latreille, 1817 | Red spotted shrimp |
| Penaeus brevirostris | Kingsley, 1878 | Crystal shrimp |
| Penaeus californiensis | Holmes, 1900 | Yellowleg shrimp |
| Penaeus canaliculatus | (Olivier, 1811) | Witch prawn |
| Penaeus chinensis | (Osbeck, 1765) | Fleshy prawn |
| Penaeus duorarum | Burkenroad, 1939 | Pink shrimp |
| Penaeus esculentus | Haswell, 1879 | Brown tiger prawn |
| Penaeus indicus | Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Indian white prawn |
| Penaeus japonicus | Bate, 1888 | Kuruma prawn |
| Penaeus kerathurus | (Forsskål, 1775) | Caramote prawn |
| Penaeus latisulcatus | Kishinouye, 1896 | Western king prawn |
| Penaeus longistylus | Kubo, 1943 | Redspot king prawn |
| Penaeus merguiensis | De Man, 1888 | Banana prawn |
| Penaeus monodon | Fabricius, 1798 | Giant tiger prawn |
| Penaeus notialis | Pérez Farfante, 1967 | Southern pink shrimp |
| Penaeus occidentalis | Streets, 1871 | Western white shrimp |
| Penaeus paulensis | (Pérez-Farfante, 1967) | Sao Paulo shrimp |
| Penaeus penicillatus | Alcock, 1905 | Redtail prawn |
| Penaeus plebejus | Hess, 1865 | Eastern king prawn |
| Penaeus schmitti | Burkenroad, 1936 | Southern white shrimp |
| Penaeus semisulcatus | de Haan, 1844 | Green tiger prawn |
| Penaeus setiferus | (Linnaeus, 1767) | Northern white shrimp |
| Penaeus silasi | Muthu & Motoh, 1979 | False white prawn |
| Penaeus simplex | Chan, Muchlisin & Hurzaid, 2021 | |
| Penaeus stylirostris | Stimpson, 1874 | Blue shrimp |
| Penaeus subtilis | (Pérez Farfante, 1967) | Southern brown shrimp |
| Penaeus vannamei | Boone, 1931 | Whiteleg shrimp |
| Protrachypene precipua | Burkenroad, 1934 | Titi shrimp |
| Rimapenaeus byrdi | (Burkenroad, 1934) | Carabali shrimp |
| Rimapenaeus constrictus | (Stimpson, 1874) | Roughneck shrimp |
| Rimapenaeus faoe | (Obarrio, 1954) | Indio shrimp |
| Rimapenaeus fuscina | (Pérez Farfante, 1971) | Pinto shrimp |
| Rimapenaeus pacificus | (Burkenroad, 1934) | Zebra shrimp |
| Rimapenaeus similis | (Smith, 1885) | Yellow roughneck shrimp |
| Tanypenaeus caribaeus | Pérez Farfante, 1972 | |
| Trachypenaeopsis minicoyensis | Thomas, 1972 | |
| Trachypenaeopsis mobilispinis | (Rathbun, 1915) | |
| Trachypenaeopsis richtersii | (Miers, 1884) | Richter's sand shrimp |
| Trachypenaeus anchoralis | (Bate, 1881) | Hardback shrimp |
| Trachysalambria albicoma | (Hayashi & Toriyama, 1980) | |
| Trachysalambria aspera | (Alcock, 1906) | |
| Trachysalambria brevisuturae | (Burkenroad, 1934) | |
| Trachysalambria curvirostris | (Stimpson, 1860) | Southern rough shrimp |
| Trachysalambria longipes | (Paulson, 1875) | |
| Trachysalambria malaiana | (Balss, 1933) | Brown rough shrimp |
| Trachysalambria villaluzi | (Muthu & Motoh, 1979) | |
| Xiphopenaeus baueri | Carvalho-Batista, Terossi, Zara, Mantelatto & Costa, 2020 | |
| Xiphopenaeus dincao | Carvalho-Batista, Terossi, Zara, Mantelatto & Costa, 2020 | |
| Xiphopenaeus kroyeri | (Heller, 1862) | Atlantic seabob |