Genus Penaeus Fabricius, 1798
- Penaeus Fabricius, J.C. 1798. Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Hafniae : Proft et Storch ii 573 pp. [408] [placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology, see International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1928. Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 73(5): 1–28 (25); gender masculine].
Type species:
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 by subsequent designation, see Latreille, P.A. 1810. Considération Générales sur l'Order Naturel des Animaux Composant les Classes des Crustacés, des Arachnides et des Insectes; avec un Tableau Méthodique de leurs Genres Disposés en Familles. Paris : F. Schoell viii 444 pp. [this work is the subject of Opinions 11 and 136, ICZN, and is on the Official List of Works approved as available for Zoological Nomenclature] [422].
Introduction
This genus was recently split into several subgenera with molecular foundations by Yang et al. (2023), and taxonomic acts by Chan (2023).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific and west Atlantic Oceans. Morgan (2001) reports a Penaeus sp. from Christmas I.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Lord Howe Province (14), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Distribution References
- Morgan, G.J. 2001. Decapod Crustacea of Christmas Island. In Berry, P.F. & F.E. Wells ((eds.) Survey of the Marine Fauna of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 59: 117-123
- Pérez Farfante, I. & Kensley, B. 1997. Penaeoid and sergestoid shrimps and prawns of the world. Keys and diagnoses for the families and genera. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 175: 1-233
General References
Chan, T 2023. New subgeneric names for the most commercially important shrimp genus Penaeus Fabricius, 1798 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae). ZooKeys 1141: 29-40
Yang, C., Ma, K. Y., Chu, K. H. & Chan, T. 2023. Making sense of the taxonomy of the most commercially important shrimps Penaeus Fabricius, 1798 s. l. (Crustacea: Decapoda: Penaeidae), a way forward. Aquaculture 563
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2023 | PENAEIDAE Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1815 | 25-Jul-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 08-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 09-Nov-2011 | 09-Nov-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 24-Apr-2012 | 08-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |