Penaeidae is a family of marine

crustacean Crustaceans (from Latin meaning: "those with shells" or "crusted ones") are invertebrate animals that constitute one group of arthropods that are traditionally a part of the subphylum Crustacea (), a large, diverse group of mainly aquatic arthrop ...

s in the suborder

Dendrobranchiata Dendrobranchiata is a suborder of Decapoda, decapods, commonly known as prawns. There are 540 extant species in seven families, and a fossil record extending back to the Devonian. They differ from related animals, such as Caridea and Stenopodidea ...

, 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, Atlantic white shrimp, and Indian prawn. Many prawns are the subject of commercial

fishery Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life or, more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place ( a.k.a., fishing grounds). Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish far ...

, and

farming Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

, both in marine settings, and in freshwater farms.

Lateral line The lateral line, also called the lateral line organ (LLO), is a system of sensory organs found in fish, used to detect movement, vibration, and pressure gradients in the surrounding water. The sensory ability is achieved via modified epithelia ...

–like sense organs on the antennae have been reported in some species of Penaeidae. At , the

myelin Myelin Sheath ( ) is a lipid-rich material that in most vertebrates surrounds the axons of neurons to insulate them and increase the rate at which electrical impulses (called action potentials) pass along the axon. The myelinated axon can be lik ...

ated giant interneurons of pelagic penaeid shrimp have the world record for impulse conduction speed in any animal.

Genera

Of the 48 recognised genera in the family Penaeidae, 23 are known only from the

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(marked †): * † ''

Albertoppelia ''Albertoppelia'' is an extinct genus of Dendrobranchiata, prawn which existed during the Upper Jurassic, Late Jurassic period, named after Albert Oppel. It contains the single species ''Abertoppelia kuempeli''. Fossils of ''Albertoppelia'' were ...

'' Schweigert & Garassino, 2004 * † '' Ambilobeia'' Garassino & Pasini, 2002 * † '' Antrimpos'' Münster, 1839 * '' Artemesia'' Bate, 1888 * '' Atypopenaeus'' Alcock, 1905 * † '' Bombur'' Münster, 1839 * † '' Bylgia'' Münster, 1839 * † '' Carinacaris'' Garassino, 1994 * † '' Cretapenaeus'' Garassino, Pasini & Dutheil, 2006 * † '' Drobna'' Münster, 1839 * † '' Dusa'' Münster, 1839 * '' Farfantepenaeus'' Burukovsky, 1997 * '' Fenneropenaeus'' Pérez Farfante, 1969 * '' Funchalia'' Johnson, 1868 * † '' Hakelocaris'' Garassino, 1994 * '' Heteropenaeus'' De Man, 1896 * † '' Ifasya'' Garassino & Teruzzi, 1995 * † '' Koelga'' Münster, 1839 * † ''

Libanocaris ''Libanocaris'' is an extinct genus of prawn Prawn is a common name for small aquatic crustaceans with an exoskeleton An exoskeleton () . is a skeleton that is on the exterior of an animal in the form of hardened integument, which both s ...

'' Garassino, 1994 * '' Litopenaeus'' Pérez Farfante, 1969 * † '' Longichela'' Garassino & Teruzzi, 1993 * † '' Longitergite'' Garassino & Teruzzi, 1996 * † '' Macropenaeus'' Garassino, 1994 * '' Macropetasma'' Stebbing, 1914 * '' Marsupenaeus'' Tirmizi, 1971 * '' Megokris'' Pérez Farfante & Kensley, 1997 * '' Melicertus'' Rafinesque, 1814 * '' Metapenaeopsis'' Bouvier, 1905 * '' Metapenaeus'' Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 * † '' Microchela'' Garassino, 1994 * † '' Micropenaeus'' Bravi & Garassino, 1998 * '' Parapenaeopsis'' Alcock, 1901 * '' Parapenaeus'' Smith, 1885 * '' Pelagopenaeus'' Pérez Farfante & Kensley, 1997 * '' Penaeopsis'' Bate, 1881 * '' Penaeus'' Fabricius, 1798 * '' Protrachypene'' Burkenroad, 1934 * † '' Pseudobombur'' Secretan, 1975 * † '' Pseudodusa'' Schweigert & Garassino, 2004 * † '' Rauna'' Münster, 1839 * † '' Rhodanicaris'' Van Straelen, 1924 * '' Rimapenaeus'' Pérez Farfante & Kensley, 1997 * † '' Satyrocaris'' Garassino & Teruzzi, 1993 * '' Tanypenaeus'' Pérez Farfante, 1972 * '' Trachypenaeopsis'' Burkenroad, 1934 * '' Trachypenaeus'' Alcock, 1901 * '' Trachysalambria'' Burkenroad, 1934 * '' Xiphopenaeus'' Smith, 1869

References

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