Penaeidae

Penaeidae is a family of marine crustaceans in the suborder Dendrobranchiata, which are often referred to as penaeid shrimp or penaeid prawns. The Penaeidae contain many species of economic importance, such as the tiger prawn, whiteleg shrimp, Atlantic white shrimp, and Indian prawn. Many prawns are the subject of commercial fishery, and farming, both in marine settings, and in freshwater farms. Lateral line–like sense organs on the antennae have been reported in some species of Penaeidae. At , the myelinated giant interneurons of pelagic penaeid shrimp have the world record for impulse conduction speed in any animal.

==Genera== Of the 48 recognised genera in the family Penaeidae, 23 are known only from the fossil record (marked †): † Albertoppelia Schweigert & Garassino, 2004 † Ambilobeia Garassino & Pasini, 2002 † Antrimpos Münster, 1839 Artemesia Bate, 1888 Atypopenaeus Alcock, 1905 † Bombur Münster, 1839 † Bylgia Münster, 1839 † Carinacaris Garassino, 1994 † Cretapenaeus Garassino, Pasini & Dutheil, 2006 † Drobna Münster, 1839 † Dusa Münster, 1839 Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 1997 Fenneropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 1969 Funchalia Johnson, 1868 † Hakelocaris Garassino, 1994 Heteropenaeus De Man, 1896 † Ifasya Garassino & Teruzzi, 1995 † Koelga Münster, 1839 † Libanocaris Garassino, 1994 Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 1969 † Longichela Garassino & Teruzzi, 1993 † Longitergite Garassino & Teruzzi, 1996 † Macropenaeus Garassino, 1994 Macropetasma Stebbing, 1914 Marsupenaeus Tirmizi, 1971 Megokris Pérez Farfante & Kensley, 1997 Melicertus Rafinesque, 1814 Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1905 Metapenaeus Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 † Microchela Garassino, 1994 † Micropenaeus Bravi & Garassino, 1998 Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 1901 Parapenaeus Smith, 1885 Pelagopenaeus Pérez Farfante & Kensley, 1997 Penaeopsis Bate, 1881 Penaeus Fabricius, 1798 Protrachypene Burkenroad, 1934 † Pseudobombur Secretan, 1975 † Pseudodusa Schweigert & Garassino, 2004 † Rauna Münster, 1839 † Rhodanicaris Van Straelen, 1924 Rimapenaeus Pérez Farfante & Kensley, 1997 † Satyrocaris Garassino & Teruzzi, 1993 Tanypenaeus Pérez Farfante, 1972 Trachypenaeopsis Burkenroad, 1934 Trachypenaeus Alcock, 1901 Trachysalambria Burkenroad, 1934 Xiphopenaeus Smith, 1869