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Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Fabricius, J.C. (1798). Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Hafniae: Proft et Storck: 1-572.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Malacostraca
order
Decapoda
family
Penaeidae
genus
Penaeus
species
Penaeus monodon

Name

Synonyms
Penaeus bubulus Kubo, 1949
Penaeus caeruleus Stebbing, 1905
Penaeus carinatus Dana, 1852
Penaeus coeruleus Stebbing, 1905
Penaeus durbani Stebbing, 1917
Penaeus manilensis Marion de Procé, 1822
Penaeus semisulcatus exsulcatus Hilgendorf, 1879
Penaeus semisulcatus var. exsulcatus Hilgendorf, 1879
Penaeus tahitensis Heller, 1862
Homonyms
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798
Common names
Asian tiger shrimp in English
camarón tigre gigante in Spanish
camarón tigre gigante in Spanish
crevette géante tigrée in French
crevette géante tigrée in French
giant tiger prawn in English
giant tiger prawn in English
Asian tiger shrimp in English
Asian tiger shrimp in English
Bärengarnele in German
Bärengarnele in German
Bärenschiffskielgarnele in German
Bärenschiffskielgarnele in German
Schiffskielgarnele in German
Schiffskielgarnele in German
black tiger prawn in English
black tiger prawn in English
crevette géante tigrée in French
crevette géante tigrée in French
giant tiger prawn in English
giant tiger prawn in English
grote tijgergarnaal in Dutch
grote tijgergarnaal in Dutch
schwarze Tigergarnele in German
schwarze Tigergarnele in German
ウシエビ in Japanese
ウシエビ in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589.
  2. De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589.
  3. De Grave, Sammy, and C. H. J. M. Fransen, 2011: Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the Dendrobranchiate, Stenopodidean, Procarididean and Caridean Shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden, vol. 85, no. 9. 195-589.
  4. Fabricius, J.C. (1798). Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Hafniae: Proft et Storck: 1-572.
  5. Fabricius, J.C. (1798). Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Hafniae: Proft et Storck: 1-572.
  6. Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas).
  7. Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas).
  8. Fischer, W.; Bianchi, G. (1984). FAO Species identification sheets For Fisheries Purposes: Western Indian Ocean. <em>FAO, Rome.</em>
  9. Fischer, W.; Bianchi, G. (1984). FAO Species identification sheets For Fisheries Purposes: Western Indian Ocean. <em>FAO, Rome.</em>
  10. Holthuis, L. B., 1980: Shrimps and Prawns of the World: An Annotated Catalogue of Species of Interest to Fisheries. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 1. xvii + 271.
  11. Holthuis, L.B., 1949a. The identity of Penaeus monodon Fabr.— Proceedings van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Akademie van Wetenschappen 52: 1051-1057.
  12. Holthuis, L.B., 1949a. The identity of Penaeus monodon Fabr.— Proceedings van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Akademie van Wetenschappen 52: 1051-1057.
  13. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Direction 15 Correction of an erroneous entry on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology relating to the generic name Penaeus (emend. of Peneus) Weber, 1795 (class Crustacea, order Decapoda) (correction of an error in Opinion 104).Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1C(C.5), 67-80 (1955)
  14. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  15. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  16. Pérez Farfante, I.; Kensley, B. (1997). Penaeoid and sergestoid shrimps and prawns of the world. Keys and diagnoses for the families and genera. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 175: 1-233.
  17. Pérez Farfante, I.; Kensley, B. (1997). Penaeoid and sergestoid shrimps and prawns of the world. Keys and diagnoses for the families and genera. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 175: 1-233.
  18. Pérez Farfante, Isabel, and Brian Kensley, 1997: Penaeoid and Sergestoid Shrimps and Prawns of the World: Keys and Diagnoses for the Families and Genera. Mémoirs du Muséum nationale d'Histoire naturelle, tome 175. 233.
  19. Yang, Chien-Hui, Ka Yan Ma, Ka Hou Chu, and Tin-Yam Chan, 2022: Making sense of the taxonomy of the most commercially important shrimps Penaeus Fabricius, 1798 s. l. (Crustacea: Decapoda: Penaeidae), a way forward. Aquaculture, vol. 563, 738955. 1-10.
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