Species Identification
Species Identification: Find Species
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Penaeidae penaeid shrimps

Genus: Parapenaeus

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15 species
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Parapenaeus americanus
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Max. Length 16 cm TL

 
Parapenaeus australiensis
[Australian rose shrimp]
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Parapenaeus cayrei
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Max. Length 3.6 cm CL

 
Parapenaeus fissuroides
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Max. Length 10.7 cm TL

 
Parapenaeus fissurus
[Neptune rose shrimp]
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Max. Length 8.2 cm TL

 
Parapenaeus investigatoris
[Explorer rose shrimp]
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Parapenaeus kensleyi
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Max. Length 7.5 cm TL

 
Parapenaeus lanceolatus
[Lancer rose shrimp]
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Max. Length 7.9 cm TL

 
Parapenaeus longipes
[Flamingo shrimp]

Rodríguez, Mariano García

Atlantic and the Mediterr
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Parapenaeus longirostris(Lucas, 1846)

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Parapenaeus longirostris
[Deep-water rose shrimp]
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Parapenaeus murrayi
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Parapenaeus perezfarfantae
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Parapenaeus politus
[Rose shrimp]
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Parapenaeus ruberoculatus
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Max. Length 14 cm TL

 
Parapenaeus sextuberculatus
[Domino shrimp]


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