Fish Identification

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Fish Identification

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

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38 species in Pacific, Eastern Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

Funchalia taaningi [Prawn]	Funchalia villosa []	No picture found Heteropenaeus longimanus [Longarm prawn]
Melicertus marginatus [Aloha prawn]	No picture found Metapenaeopsis beebei []	No picture found Metapenaeopsis commensalis [Red shrimp]
No picture found Metapenaeopsis difficilis []	No picture found Metapenaeopsis evermanni []	No picture found Metapenaeopsis gaillardi []
No picture found Metapenaeopsis hilarula [Minstrel shrimp]	No picture found Metapenaeopsis kishinouyei [Insular velvet shrimp]	No picture found Metapenaeopsis marquesas []
No picture found Metapenaeopsis mineri []	No picture found Metapenaeopsis tarawensis []	No picture found Metapenaeopsis velutina []
Metapenaeus affinis [Jinga shrimp]	Metapenaeus ensis [Greasyback shrimp]	No picture found Parapenaeopsis balli []
Pelagopenaeus balboae []	No picture found Penaeopsis challengeri []	No picture found Penaeus brevirostris [Crystal shrimp]
No picture found Penaeus californiensis [Yellowleg shrimp]	Penaeus canaliculatus [Witch prawn]	Penaeus indicus [Indian white prawn]
Penaeus japonicus [Kuruma prawn]	Penaeus monodon [Giant tiger prawn]	No picture found Penaeus occidentalis [Western white shrimp]
No picture found Penaeus stylirostris [Blue shrimp]	Penaeus vannamei [Whiteleg shrimp]	No picture found Protrachypene precipua [Titi shrimp]
No picture found Rimapenaeus byrdi [Carabali 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 Trachypenaeopsis mobilispinis []	No picture found Trachypenaeopsis richtersii [Richter's sand shrimp]
No picture found Trachysalambria brevisuturae []	Xiphopenaeus kroyeri [Atlantic seabob]

38 Species of Family Penaeidae
(penaeid shrimps)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Funchalia taaningi	Prawn	Indo-Pacific.
Funchalia villosa		Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Heteropenaeus longimanus	Longarm prawn	Central Pacific
Melicertus marginatus	Aloha prawn	Indo-Pacific.	20.5 TL
Metapenaeopsis beebei		Eastern Central Pacific
Metapenaeopsis commensalis	Red shrimp	Indo-Pacific
Metapenaeopsis difficilis		Central Pacific
Metapenaeopsis evermanni		Central Pacific
Metapenaeopsis gaillardi		Indo-Pacific
Metapenaeopsis hilarula	Minstrel shrimp	Indo-Pacific	7 TL
Metapenaeopsis kishinouyei	Insular velvet shrimp	Eastern Pacific
Metapenaeopsis marquesas		Central Pacific
Metapenaeopsis mineri		Eastern Central Pacific
Metapenaeopsis tarawensis		Indo-Pacific
Metapenaeopsis velutina		Indo-Pacific
Metapenaeus affinis	Jinga shrimp	Indo-Pacific	22.2 TL
Metapenaeus ensis	Greasyback shrimp	Indo-West Pacific.	18.9 BL
Parapenaeopsis balli		Eastern Central Pacific
Pelagopenaeus balboae		Atlantic and Indo-Pacific
Penaeopsis challengeri		Pacific Ocean.
Penaeus brevirostris	Crystal shrimp	Pacific Ocean	17 TL
Penaeus californiensis	Yellowleg shrimp	Eastern Pacific	22.2 TL
Penaeus canaliculatus	Witch prawn	Indo-Pacific	18.2 TL
Penaeus indicus	Indian white prawn	Indo-Pacific	23.5 TL
Penaeus japonicus	Kuruma prawn	Indo-West Pacific. Intro	30 TL
Penaeus monodon	Giant tiger prawn	Indo-Pacific	35 TL
Penaeus occidentalis	Western white shrimp	Eastern Pacific Ocean	22 TL
Penaeus stylirostris	Blue shrimp	Eastern Pacific	23 TL
Penaeus vannamei	Whiteleg shrimp	Pacific Ocean	23 TL
Protrachypene precipua	Titi shrimp	Eastern Pacific	8.8 TL
Rimapenaeus byrdi	Carabali shrimp	Eastern Pacific	18.9 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
Trachypenaeopsis mobilispinis		Pacific Ocean and Western
Trachypenaeopsis richtersii	Richter's sand shrimp	Indo-Pacific
Trachysalambria brevisuturae		Eastern Pacific
Xiphopenaeus kroyeri	Atlantic seabob	Eastern Central Pacific,	17 TL

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