''Farfantepenaeus'' is a genus of
prawns
Prawn is a common name for small aquatic crustaceans with an exoskeleton and ten legs (members of the order of decapods), some of which are edible.
The term ''prawn''Mortenson, Philip B (2010''This is not a weasel: a close look at nature's most ...
in the
family
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Penaeidae
Penaeidae is a family of marine crustaceans in the suborder Dendrobranchiata, which are often referred to as penaeid shrimp or penaeid prawns. The Penaeidae contain many species of economic importance, such as the tiger prawn, whiteleg shrimp, ...
. Its eight species
were formerly included in the genus ''
Penaeus''.
It was first published as a genus name in 1972 by Rudolf N. Burukovsky, but without the necessary designation of a
type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...
. That situation was corrected by the same author in 1997.
The name ''Farfantepenaeus'' commemorates the Cuban carcinologist
Isabel Pérez Farfante
Isabel Pérez Farfante (July 24, 1916 – August 20, 2009) was a Cuban-born carcinologist. She was the first Cuban woman to receive her Ph.D. from an Ivy League school. She returned to Cuba from the United States only to be blacklisted by Fi ...
.
Species
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Farfantepenaeus aztecus'' – northern brown shrimp
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Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis
''Farfantepenaeus'' is a genus of prawns in the family Penaeidae. Its eight species were formerly included in the genus '' Penaeus''. It was first published as a genus name in 1972 by Rudolf N. Burukovsky, but without the necessary designation of ...
'' – red-spotted shrimp, spotted pink shrimp
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Farfantepenaeus brevirostris'' – crystal shrimp, pink shrimp
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Farfantepenaeus californiensis'' – yellowleg shrimp, brown shrimp
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Farfantepenaeus duorarum
''Farfantepenaeus duorarum'' is a species of marine penaeid shrimp found around Bermuda, along the east coast of the United States and in the Gulf of Mexico. They are a significant commercial species in the United States and Cuba.
Distribution
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'' – northern pink shrimp
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Farfantepenaeus notialis'' – southern pink shrimp
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Farfantepenaeus paulensis'' – São Paulo shrimp, Carpas shrimp
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Farfantepenaeus subtilis'' – southern brown shrimp
References
Penaeidae
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