Penaeus is a genus of prawns, including the giant tiger prawn (P. monodon), the most important species of farmed crustacean worldwide.

Taxonomy

The genus has been reorganised following a proposition of Pérez Farfante and Kensley based on morphological differences, in particular the genital characteristics of these animals, although this revision has not been universally accepted. Following the revision, many species formerly in the genus Penaeus (members of which are listed to the right) have been reassigned to new genera in the family Penaeidae: Farfantepenaeus, Fenneropenaeus, Litopenaeus, and Marsupenaeus.||Melicertus kerathurus||Caramote prawn, triple-grooved shrimp

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|P. latisculatus||Melicertus latisulcatus||western king prawn

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|P. longistylus||Melicertus longistylus||redspot king prawn, red-spotted prawn

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|P. marginatus||Melicertus marginatus||Aloha prawn

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|P. plebejus||Melicertus plebejus||eastern king prawn

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References

  • List of species