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

Genus: Penaeus

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29 species
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FAO

Western Atlantic. Introd
Max. Length 23.6 cm TL
Penaeus aztecusIves, 1891

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Penaeus aztecus
[Northern brown shrimp]

FAO

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Penaeus brasiliensisLatreille, 1817

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Penaeus brasiliensis
[Red spotted shrimp]
No picture found

Max. Length 17 cm TL

 
Penaeus brevirostris
[Crystal shrimp]
No picture found

Max. Length 22.2 cm TL

 
Penaeus californiensis
[Yellowleg shrimp]

FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 18.2 cm TL
Penaeus canaliculatus(Olivier, 1811)

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Penaeus canaliculatus
[Witch prawn]
No picture found

Max. Length 22.3 cm BL

 
Penaeus chinensis
[Fleshy prawn]

FAO

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Penaeus duorarumBurkenroad, 1936

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Penaeus duorarum
[Pink shrimp]

FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15.5 cm TL
Penaeus esculentusHaswell, 1879

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Penaeus esculentus
[Brown tiger prawn]

FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 23.5 cm TL
Penaeus indicusMilne-Edwards, 1837

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Penaeus indicus
[Indian white prawn]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific. Intro
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Penaeus japonicusBate, 1888

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Penaeus japonicus
[Kuruma prawn]

Coudre, Christian

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 23.5 cm TL
Penaeus kerathurus(Forsskål, 1775)

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Penaeus kerathurus
[Caramote prawn]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Penaeus latisulcatusKishinouye, 1896

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Penaeus latisulcatus
[Western king prawn]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 15.1 cm TL
Penaeus longistylusKubo, 1943

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Penaeus longistylus
[Redspot king prawn]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Penaeus merguiensisDe Man, 1888

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Penaeus merguiensis
[Banana prawn]

Khan, Muhammad Moazzam

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Penaeus monodonFabricius, 1798

Photo by Khan, Muhammad Moazzam
 
Penaeus monodon
[Giant tiger prawn]

FAO

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Penaeus notialisPérez Farfante, 1967

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Penaeus notialis
[Southern pink shrimp]
No picture found

Max. Length 24 cm TL

 
Penaeus occidentalis
[Western white shrimp]
No picture found

Max. Length 23.6 cm TL

 
Penaeus paulensis
[Sao Paulo shrimp]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 21.2 cm TL
Penaeus penicillatusAlcock, 1905

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Penaeus penicillatus
[Redtail prawn]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Penaeus plebejusHess, 1865

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Penaeus plebejus
[Eastern king prawn]
No picture found


 
Penaeus pulchricaudatus
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Elliff, Carla Isobel

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 23.5 cm TL
Penaeus schmittiBurkenroad, 1936

Photo by Elliff, Carla Isobel
 
Penaeus schmitti
[Southern white shrimp]

Khan, Muhammad Moazzam

Indo-West Pacific and the
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Penaeus semisulcatusde Haan, 1844

Photo by Khan, Muhammad Moazzam
 
Penaeus semisulcatus
[Green tiger prawn]

FAO

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 22.4 cm TL
Penaeus setiferus(Linnaeus, 1767)

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Penaeus setiferus
[Northern white shrimp]

FAO

Western Central Pacific

Penaeus silasiMuthu & Motoh, 1979

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Penaeus silasi
[False white prawn]
No picture found


 
Penaeus simplex
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 23 cm TL

 
Penaeus stylirostris
[Blue shrimp]

FAO

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 20.5 cm TL
Penaeus subtilis(Pérez Farfante, 1967)

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Penaeus subtilis
[Southern brown shrimp]

Alcalá, A.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Penaeus vannameiBoone, 1931

Photo by Alcalá, A.
 
Penaeus vannamei
[Whiteleg shrimp]


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