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Family: Penaeidae penaeid shrimps (See list of species below)

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34 species in Atlantic, Western Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

Funchalia villosa []	No picture found Metapenaeopsis gerardoi []	No picture found Metapenaeopsis goodei [Caribbean velvet shrimp]
No picture found Metapenaeopsis hobbsi []	No picture found Metapenaeopsis martinella []	No picture found Metapenaeopsis smithi []
No picture found Parapenaeus americanus []	Parapenaeus longirostris [Deep-water rose shrimp]	No picture found Parapenaeus politus [Rose shrimp]
Pelagopenaeus balboae []	No picture found Penaeopsis serrata [Megalops shrimp]	Penaeus aztecus [Northern brown shrimp]
Penaeus brasiliensis [Red spotted shrimp]	No picture found Penaeus brevirostris [Crystal shrimp]	Penaeus duorarum [Pink shrimp]
Penaeus japonicus [Kuruma prawn]	Penaeus monodon [Giant tiger prawn]	Penaeus notialis [Southern pink shrimp]
No picture found Penaeus occidentalis [Western white shrimp]	Penaeus schmitti [Southern white shrimp]	Penaeus setiferus [Northern white shrimp]
No picture found Penaeus stylirostris [Blue shrimp]	Penaeus subtilis [Southern brown shrimp]	Penaeus vannamei [Whiteleg shrimp]
No picture found Rimapenaeus constrictus [Roughneck shrimp]	No picture found Rimapenaeus faoe [Indio shrimp]	No picture found Rimapenaeus fuscina [Pinto shrimp]
No picture found Rimapenaeus pacificus [Zebra shrimp]	No picture found Rimapenaeus similis [Yellow roughneck shrimp]	No picture found Tanypenaeus caribaeus []
No picture found Trachypenaeopsis mobilispinis []	No picture found Xiphopenaeus baueri []	No picture found Xiphopenaeus dincao []
Xiphopenaeus kroyeri [Atlantic seabob]

34 Species of Family Penaeidae
(penaeid shrimps)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Funchalia villosa		Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Metapenaeopsis gerardoi		Western Atlantic
Metapenaeopsis goodei	Caribbean velvet shrimp	Western Atlantic and the	2.1 CL
Metapenaeopsis hobbsi		Western Atlantic
Metapenaeopsis martinella		Western Atlantic
Metapenaeopsis smithi		Western Central Atlantic
Parapenaeus americanus		Western Atlantic
Parapenaeus longirostris	Deep-water rose shrimp	Atlantic and the Mediterr	19 TL
Parapenaeus politus	Rose shrimp	Western Atlantic
Pelagopenaeus balboae		Atlantic and Indo-Pacific
Penaeopsis serrata	Megalops shrimp	Atlantic Ocean and the Me	14 TL
Penaeus aztecus	Northern brown shrimp	Western Atlantic. Introd	23.6 TL
Penaeus brasiliensis	Red spotted shrimp	Western Atlantic	26 TL
Penaeus brevirostris	Crystal shrimp	Pacific Ocean	17 TL
Penaeus duorarum	Pink shrimp	Western Atlantic and the	28 TL
Penaeus japonicus	Kuruma prawn	Indo-West Pacific. Intro	30 TL
Penaeus monodon	Giant tiger prawn	Indo-Pacific	35 TL
Penaeus notialis	Southern pink shrimp	Atlantic Ocean	23 TL
Penaeus occidentalis	Western white shrimp	Eastern Pacific Ocean	22 TL
Penaeus schmitti	Southern white shrimp	Southeast Pacific and Wes	23.5 TL
Penaeus setiferus	Northern white shrimp	Western Atlantic	22.4 TL
Penaeus stylirostris	Blue shrimp	Eastern Pacific	23 TL
Penaeus subtilis	Southern brown shrimp	Western Atlantic	20.5 TL
Penaeus vannamei	Whiteleg shrimp	Pacific Ocean	23 TL
Rimapenaeus constrictus	Roughneck shrimp	Western Atlantic and the	9.2 TL
Rimapenaeus faoe	Indio shrimp	Western Central Atlantic
Rimapenaeus fuscina	Pinto shrimp	Eastern Pacific	15 TL
Rimapenaeus pacificus	Zebra shrimp	Western Central Atlantic	9.9 TL
Rimapenaeus similis	Yellow roughneck shrimp	Western Atlantic	10.1 TL
Tanypenaeus caribaeus		Western Central Atlantic
Trachypenaeopsis mobilispinis		Pacific Ocean and Western
Xiphopenaeus baueri		Western Atlantic.
Xiphopenaeus dincao		Western Atlantic.
Xiphopenaeus kroyeri	Atlantic seabob	Eastern Central Pacific,	17 TL

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