Species under Parapenaeus
n= 15
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Parapenaeus americanus
Rathbun, 1901
Western Atlantic
Parapenaeus australiensis
Dall, 1957
Australian rose shrimp Western Central Pacific 16
Parapenaeus cayrei
Crosnier, 2005
Western Central Pacific
Parapenaeus fissuroides
Crosnier, 1986
Indo-West Pacific 2.71
Parapenaeus fissurus
(Bate, 1881)
Neptune rose shrimp Indo-West Pacific 7.8
Parapenaeus investigatoris
Alcock & Anderson, 1899
Explorer rose shrimp Indo-West Pacific 7.6
Parapenaeus kensleyi
Crosnier, 2005
Western Central Pacific
Parapenaeus lanceolatus
Kubo, 1949
Lancer rose shrimp Indo-West Pacific 7.5
Parapenaeus longipes
Alcock, 1905
Flamingo shrimp Indo-West Pacific 7.6
Parapenaeus longirostris
(Lucas, 1846)
Deep-water rose shrimp Atlantic and the Mediterranean 16
Parapenaeus murrayi
Ramadan, 1938
Indo-West Pacific
Parapenaeus perezfarfantae
Crosnier, 1986
Western Central Pacific
Parapenaeus politus
(Smith, 1881)
Rose shrimp Western Atlantic
Parapenaeus ruberoculatus
Hall, 1962
Western Central Pacific
Parapenaeus sextuberculatus
Kubo, 1949
Domino shrimp Indo-West Pacific 14
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