Xiphopenaeus
| Xiphopenaeus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
| Family: | Penaeidae |
| Genus: | Xiphopenaeus (Heller, 1862) |
| Species | |
|
2+ | |
Xiphopenaeus is a genus of crustaceans in the suborder Dendrobranchiata, the shrimps and prawns.
Two species are in this genus:
- Xiphopenaeus kroyeri
- Xiphopenaeus riveti
Likely, more species have not yet been described and named.[1]
These were previously considered to be two names for the same species, but genetic analysis confirms they are two distinct species.[1] X. kroyeri occurs in the Atlantic Ocean, while X. riveti lives in the Pacific.[1] X. kroyeri, the seabob shrimp, is a very important food species fished off the coast of Brazil.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gusmão, J., et al. (2006). Cryptic species and population structuring of the Atlantic and Pacific seabob shrimp species, Xiphopenaeus kroyeri and Xiphopenaeus riveti. Marine Biology 149(3), 491-502.
- ↑ Simões, S. M., et al. (2010). Diel variation in abundance and size of the seabob shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri (Crustacea, Penaeoidea) in the Ubatuba region, Southeastern Brazil. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 82(2), 369-78.