Penaeus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Eucarida
Ordo: Decapoda
Subordo: Dendrobranchiata
Superfamilia: Penaeoidea

Familia: Penaeidae
Genus: Penaeus
Species: P. esculentus – P. indicus – P. japonicus – P. merguiensis – P. monodon – P. semisulcatus – P. stylirostris – P. vannamei
Name

Penaeus Fabricius, 1798
References

Fabricius, J.C. 1798. Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Supplementum. Proft et Storch, Hafniae, pp. 1–582. (BHL) + Index (BHL). Reference page.
Chan, T-Y. 2023. New subgeneric names for the most commercially important shrimp genus Penaeus Fabricius, 1798 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae). Zookeys 1141ː 29–40. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1141.97349 Open access Reference page.
Flegel, T.W. The right to refuse revision in the genus Penaeus. PDF
Tsoi, K.H. et al. 2014: Verification of the cryptic species Penaeus pulchricaudatus in the commercially important kuruma shrimp P. japonicus (Decapoda: Penaeidae) using molecular taxonomy. Invertebrate systematics 28(5): 476-490. DOI: 10.1071/IS14001 Reference page.

Vernacular names
日本語: クルマエビ属

Penaeus is a genus of prawns, including the giant tiger prawn (P. monodon), the most important species of farmed crustacean worldwide. 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,[1] although this revision has not been universally accepted.[2] Following the revision, many species formerly in the genus Penaeus have been reassigned to new genera in the family Penaeidae: Farfantepenaeus, Fenneropenaeus, Litopenaeus, and Marsupenaeus.[1] The following table gives an overview:

Old scientific name	New scientific name	Common name(s)
P. aztecus	Farfantepenaeus aztecus	northern brown shrimp
P. brasiliensis	Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis	red-spotted shrimp, spotted pink shrimp
P. brevirostris	Farfantepenaeus brevirostris	crystal shrimp, pink shrimp
P. californiensis	Farfantepenaeus californiensis	yellowleg shrimp, brown shrimp
P. chinensis	Fenneropenaeus chinensis	fleshy prawn, Chinese white shrimp, oriental shrimp
P. orientalis
P. duorarum	Farfantepenaeus duorarum	northern pink shrimp
P. esculentus	Penaeus esculentus	brown tiger prawn
P. hathor	Penaeus hathor
P. indicus	Fenneropenaeus indicus	Indian prawn
P. japonicus	Marsupenaeus japonicus	Kuruma shrimp, Kuruma prawn, Japanese tiger shrimp
P. merguiensis	Fenneropenaeus merguiensis	banana shrimp, banana prawn
P. monodon	Penaeus monodon	giant tiger prawn, black tiger shrimp
P. notialis	Farfantepenaeus notialis	southern pink shrimp
P. occidentalis	Litopenaeus occidentalis	western white shrimp
P. paulensis	Farfantepenaeus paulensis	São Paulo shrimp, Carpas shrimp
P. penicillatus	Fenneropenaeus penicillatus	redtail prawn
P. schmitti	Litopenaeus schmitti	southern white shrimp
P. semisulcatus	Penaeus semisulcatus	green tiger prawn
P. setiferus	Litopenaeus setiferus	northern white shrimp
P. silasi	Fenneropenaeus silasi
P. stylirostris	Litopenaeus stylirostris	western blue shrimp, blue shrimp
P. subtilis	Farfantepenaeus subtilis	southern brown shrimp
P. vannamei	Litopenaeus vannamei	whiteleg shrimp, Pacific white shrimp, King prawn

A few more species that are sometimes given as Penaeus spp. are actually assigned to the genus Melicertus:[dubious – discuss]

Invalid name	Valid scientific name	Common name(s)
P. canaliculatus	Melicertus canaliculatus	witch shrimp, tiger shrimp
P. kerathurus[3]	Melicertus kerathurus	Caramote prawn, triple-grooved shrimp
P. latisculatus	Melicertus latisulcatus	western king prawn[4][5]
P. longistylus	Melicertus longistylus	redspot king prawn, red-spotted prawn
P. marginatus	Melicertus marginatus	Aloha prawn
P. plebejus	Melicertus plebejus	eastern king prawn

References

Isabel Pérez Farfante; Brian Frederick Kensley (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. Vol. 175. Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. pp. 1–233. ISBN 9782856535103.
Patsy A. McLaughlin; Rafael Lemaitre; Frank D. Ferrari; Darryl L. Felder; R. T. Bauer (2008). "Letter to the Editor: A reply to T. W. Flegel" (PDF). Aquaculture. 275: 370–373. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.12.020.
Penaeus kerathurus , FAO.
"Western King Prawn 2018". fish.gov.au. Fisheries Research and Development Corporation. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
Dixon, C.D.; Hooper, G.E.; Roberts, S.D. (November 2010). Spencer Gulf Prawn Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus Fishery 2008/09: Fishery Assessment Report to PIRSA Fisheries (PDF) (Report). SARDI Publication No. F2007/000770-4; SARDI Research Report Series No. 511. Retrieved 23 November 2020.