CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxa List

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List of 128 taxa grouped by families - click on CAAB code to see taxon report.

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  Penaeidae (family)

CAAB Scientific Name Authority AS5300 AS5301 Common Created Revised
28 711030 Arafurapenaeopsis arafurica (Racek & Dall, 1965) Arafura shrimp 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711916 Arafurapenaeopsis spp. [a penaeid prawn] 2012-10-05 2016-08-29
28 711001 Atypopenaeus bicornis Racek & Dall, 1965 go home prawn 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711002 Atypopenaeus compressipes (Henderson, 1893) [a penaeid prawn] 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711061 Atypopenaeus dearmatus De Man, 1907 [a penaeid prawn] 2002-09-30 2018-01-19
28 711003 Atypopenaeus formosus Dall, 1957 go home prawn 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711004 Atypopenaeus stenodactylus (Stimpson, 1860) periscope shrimp 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711917 Atypopenaeus spp. 2012-10-05
28 711033 Batepenaeopsis moresbyensis Shinomiya & Sakai, 2016 smoothshell prawn 1997-01-01 2018-10-08
28 711034 Batepenaeopsis venusta (De Man, 1907) adonis shrimp 1997-01-01 2018-10-08
28 711918 Batepenaeopsis spp. [a penaeid prawn] 2012-10-05 2018-10-08
28 711005 Funchalia danae Burkenroad, 1940 [a penaeid prawn] 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711006 Funchalia taaningi Burkenroad, 1940 [a penaeid prawn] 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711007 Funchalia villosa (Bouvier, 1905) [a penaeid prawn] 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711008 Funchalia woodwardi Johnson, 1868 [a penaeid prawn] 1997-01-01 2019-07-15
28 711920 Funchalia spp. [a penaeid prawn] 2012-10-05 2019-07-15
28 711009 Heteropenaeus longimanus De Man, 1896 [a penaeid prawn] 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711921 Heteropenaeus spp. 2012-10-05
28 711031 Kishinouyepenaeopsis cornuta (Kishinouye, 1900) coral shrimp 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711076 Kishinouyepenaeopsis maxillipedo (Alcock, 1905) [a penaeid prawn] 2002-09-30 2018-01-19
28 711922 Kishinouyepenaeopsis spp. [a penaeid prawn] 2012-10-05 2016-08-29
28 711057 Megokris gonospinifer (Racek & Dall, 1965) hardback prawn 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711058 Megokris granulosus (Haswell, 1879) coarse shrimp 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711931 Megokris spp. [a penaeoid prawn] 2016-08-01
28 711043 Melicertus canaliculatus (Olivier, 1811) witch prawn 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711047 Melicertus latisulcatus (Kishinouye, 1896) Western King Prawn Western King Prawn 1997-01-01 2018-10-03
28 711048 Melicertus longistylus (Kubo, 1943) Redspot King Prawn Redspot King Prawn 1997-01-01 2018-10-03
28 711049 Melicertus marginatus (Randall, 1840) aloha prawn 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711052 Melicertus plebejus (Hess, 1865) Eastern King Prawn Eastern King Prawn 1997-01-01 2018-10-03
28 711925 Melicertus spp. [a penaeid prawn] 2012-10-05 2021-05-31
28 711010 Metapenaeopsis andamanensis (Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891) [a penaeid prawn] 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711011 Metapenaeopsis barbata (De Haan, 1844) whiskered velvet shrimp 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711101 Metapenaeopsis batei (Miers, 1884) [a penaeid prawn] 2018-02-20
28 711062 Metapenaeopsis commensalis Borradaile, 1898 reef shrimp 2002-09-30 2018-01-19
28 711012 Metapenaeopsis crassissima Racek & Dall, 1965 stout velvet shrimp 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711063 Metapenaeopsis fusca Manning, 1988 chocolate velvet prawn 2002-09-30 2018-01-19
28 711064 Metapenaeopsis gallensis (Pearson, 1905) [a penaeid prawn] 2002-09-30 2018-01-19
28 711060 Metapenaeopsis hilarula (De Man, 1911) minstrel shrimp 2002-01-23 2018-01-19
28 711087 Metapenaeopsis incisa Crosnier, 1991 [a prawn] 2010-05-30 2018-01-19
28 711013 Metapenaeopsis lamellata (De Haan, 1844) rooster prawn 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711065 Metapenaeopsis lindae Manning, 1988 Linda's velvet prawn 2002-09-30 2018-01-19
28 711014 Metapenaeopsis liui Crosnier, 1987 [a penaeid prawn] 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711066 Metapenaeopsis mannarensis de Bruin, 1965 [a penaeid prawn] 2002-09-30 2018-01-19
28 711067 Metapenaeopsis menoui Crosnier, 1991 [a penaeid prawn] 2002-09-30 2018-01-19
28 711015 Metapenaeopsis mogiensis complanata Crosnier, 1991 coral prawn 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711016 Metapenaeopsis novaeguineae (Haswell, 1879) New Guinea prawn 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711017 Metapenaeopsis palmensis (Haswell, 1879) southern velvet shrimp 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711018 Metapenaeopsis philippii (Spencer Bate, 1881) [a penaeid prawn] 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711068 Metapenaeopsis provocatoria provocatoria Racek & Dall, 1965 [a penaeid prawn] 2002-09-30 2018-01-19
28 711069 Metapenaeopsis provocatoria longirostris Crosnier, 1987 [a penaeid prawn] 2002-09-30 2018-01-19
28 711086 Metapenaeopsis quinquedentata (De Man, 1907) [a prawn] 2010-05-30 2018-01-19
28 711019 Metapenaeopsis rosea Racek & Dall, 1965 pink velvet shrimp 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711070 Metapenaeopsis sinica Liu & Zhong, 1988 [a penaeid prawn] 2002-09-30 2018-01-19
28 711020 Metapenaeopsis sinuosa Dall, 1957 [a penaeid prawn] 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711071 Metapenaeopsis tarawensis Racek & Dall, 1965 [a penaeid prawn] 2002-09-30 2018-01-19
28 711072 Metapenaeopsis toloensis Hall, 1962 [a penaeid prawn] 2002-09-30 2018-01-19
28 711073 Metapenaeopsis velutina (Dana, 1852) [a penaeid prawn] 2002-09-30 2018-01-19
28 711021 Metapenaeopsis wellsi Racek, 1967 velvet shrimp 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711090 Metapenaeopsis sp. MoV 6448 [a prawn] 2010-05-30
28 711085 Metapenaeopsis sp. MoV 5459 [a prawn] 2010-05-30
28 711084 Metapenaeopsis sp. MoV 5706 [a prawn] 2010-05-30
28 711913 Metapenaeopsis spp. velvet prawns 2001-11-14 2014-11-24
28 711091 Metapenaeopsis sp. MoV 5458 [a penaeid prawn] 2010-10-13
28 711022 Metapenaeus bennettae Racek & Dall, 1965 greasyback prawn, bay prawn, inshore greasyback prawn, river prawn 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711074 Metapenaeus conjunctus Racek & Dall, 1965 [a penaeid prawn] 2002-09-30 2018-01-19
28 711023 Metapenaeus dalli Racek, 1957 Western School Prawn Western School Prawn 1997-01-01 2018-10-03
28 711075 Metapenaeus demani stephani Miquel, 1982 demon prawn 2002-09-30 2018-01-19
28 711024 Metapenaeus demani demani (Roux, 1921) demon prawn 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711025 Metapenaeus eboracensis Dall, 1957 York shrimp 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711078 Metapenaeus elegans De Man, 1907 fine shrimp 2002-12-05 2018-01-19
28 711026 Metapenaeus endeavouri (Schmitt, 1926) Blue Endeavour Prawn Blue Endeavour Prawn 1997-01-01 2018-10-03
28 711027 Metapenaeus ensis (De Haan, 1844) Red Endeavour Prawn Red Endeavour Prawn 1997-01-01 2018-10-03
28 711028 Metapenaeus insolitus Racek & Dall, 1965 emerald shrimp 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711029 Metapenaeus macleayi (Haswell, 1879) Eastern School Prawn Eastern School Prawn 1997-01-01 2018-10-03
28 711059 Metapenaeus moyebi (Kishinouye, 1896) moyebi shrimp 2002-01-23 2018-01-19
28 711904 Metapenaeus spp. SCHOOL PRAWNS SCHOOL PRAWNS 1997-01-01 2018-10-03
28 711032 Mierspenaeopsis sculptilis (Heller, 1862) coral prawn 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711926 Mierspenaeopsis spp. [a penaeid prawn] 2012-10-05 2016-08-29
28 711927 Parapenaeopsis spp. sensu stricto [a penaeid prawn] 2012-10-05 2016-08-29
28 711914 Parapenaeopsis spp. sensu lato [a penaeid prawn] 2001-11-14 2016-08-29
28 711035 Parapenaeus australiensis Dall, 1957 Australian Rose Prawn Australian Rose Prawn 1997-01-01 2018-10-03
28 711083 Parapenaeus fissuroides Crosnier, 1985 [a prawn] 2008-08-22 2016-07-28
28 711080 Parapenaeus fissurus (Spence Bate, 1881) Neptune Rose Shrimp 2008-02-12 2018-01-19
28 711037 Parapenaeus lanceolatus Kubo, 1949 lance prawn 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711082 Parapenaeus longipes Alcock, 1905 [a prawn] 2008-08-22 2018-01-19
28 711081 Parapenaeus murrayi Ramadan, 1938 [a prawn] 2008-08-22 2018-01-19
28 711094 Parapenaeus ruberoculatus Hall, 1962 [a penaeoid prawn] 2016-08-01 2018-01-19
28 711039 Parapenaeus sextuberculatus Kubo, 1949 [a penaeid prawn] 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711915 Parapenaeus spp. [a penaeid prawn] 2001-11-14 2016-07-28
28 711089 Pelagopenaeus balboae (Faxon, 1893) [a prawn] 2010-05-30 2018-01-19
28 711928 Pelagopenaeus spp. 2012-10-05
28 711041 Penaeopsis eduardoi PĂ©rez Farfante, 1977 four-spined needle shrimp 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711042 Penaeopsis rectacuta (Spence Bate, 1881) needle shrimp 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711088 Penaeopsis sp. MoV 5471 [a prawn] 2010-05-30
28 711092 Penaeopsis sp. MoV 5466 [a penaeid prawn] 2010-10-13
28 711929 Penaeopsis spp. 2012-10-05
28 711044 Penaeus esculentus Haswell, 1879 Brown Tiger Prawn Brown Tiger Prawn 1997-01-01 2018-10-03
28 711045 Penaeus indicus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 Redleg Banana Prawn Redleg Banana Prawn 1997-01-01 2018-10-03
28 711093 Penaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888 Kuruma Prawn 2014-11-13 2018-10-08
28 711050 Penaeus merguiensis De Man, 1888 Banana Prawn Banana Prawn 1997-01-01 2018-10-03
28 711051 Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 Black Tiger Prawn Black Tiger Prawn 1997-01-01 2018-10-03
28 711046 Penaeus pulchricaudatus Stebbing, 1914 Australian Kuruma Prawn Australian Kuruma Prawn 1997-01-01 2018-10-08
28 711053 Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844 Grooved Tiger Prawn Grooved Tiger Prawn 1997-01-01 2018-10-03
28 711077 Penaeus stylirostris Stimpson, 1874 Blue Prawn Blue Prawn 2002-12-05 2020-05-11
28 711079 Penaeus vannamei Boone, 1931 Vannamei Prawn Vannamei Prawn 2002-12-18 2018-10-03
28 711912 Penaeus spp. [a penaeid prawn] 2001-11-14 2014-11-13
28 711054 Trachypenaeus anchoralis (Spence Bate, 1881) northern hardback prawn, hardback prawn 1997-01-01 2018-01-19
28 711909 Trachypenaeus spp. hardback prawns 1997-01-01 2016-01-28
28 711100 Trachysalambria aspera (Alcock, 1905) [a penaeid prawn] 2017-01-18 2018-01-19
28 711055 Trachysalambria crosnieri Chan, Cleva & Chu, 2016 southern hardback prawn, hardback prawn 1997-01-01 2016-08-29
28 711098 Trachysalambria curvirostris (Stimpson, 1860) [a penaeid prawn] 2017-01-18 2018-01-19
28 711096 Trachysalambria dentata Chan, Cleva & Chu, 2016 [a penaeid prawn] 2017-01-18 2018-01-19
28 711095 Trachysalambria longipes (Paul'son, 1875) [a penaeid prawn] 2017-01-18 2018-01-19
28 711056 Trachysalambria malaiana (Balss, 1933) brown rough prawn 1997-01-01 2016-08-18
28 711099 Trachysalambria nansei Sakaji & Hayashi, 2003 [a penaeid prawn] 2017-01-18 2018-01-19
28 711097 Trachysalambria parvispina Chan, Cleva & Chu, 2016 [a penaeid prawn] 2017-01-18 2018-01-19
28 711930 Trachysalambria spp. GREASYBACK PRAWNS GREASYBACK PRAWNS 2016-08-01 2018-10-08
28 711932 Penaeus esculentus & P. semisulcatus TIGER PRAWNS TIGER PRAWNS 2018-10-11 2018-10-11
28 711902 Metapenaeus endeavouri & Metapenaeus ensis ENDEAVOUR PRAWNS ENDEAVOUR PRAWNS 1997-01-01 2018-10-08
28 711901 Metapenaeus bennettae & Metapenaeus insolitus BAY PRAWNS BAY PRAWNS 1997-01-01 2018-10-08
28 711905 Penaeus pulchricaudatus, Penaeus esculentus & P. semisulcatus tiger prawns 1997-01-01 2018-10-11
28 711000 Penaeidae penaeid prawns 1997-01-01 2021-05-31
28 711906 Tiger prawns - Penaeus esculentus, Penaeus semisulcatus & Penaeus monodon tiger prawns 1997-01-01 2014-11-24
28 711907 Penaeus indicus & Penaeus merguiensis BANANA PRAWNS BANANA PRAWNS 1997-01-01 2018-10-03
28 711908 Melicertus latisulcatus & Melicertus plebejus KING PRAWNS KING PRAWNS 1997-01-01 2018-10-08
28 711910 Melicertus latisulcatus, Melicertus plebejus & Melicertus longistylus king prawns 2001-08-08 2018-10-08
28 711911 Tiger Prawns & Endeavour Prawns - Metapenaeus endeavouri, Metapenaeus ensis, Penaeus pulchricaudatus, Penaeus esculentus, P. semisulcatus & P. monodon endeavour & tiger prawns 2001-08-08 2014-11-24
28 711903 Metapenaeus macleayi & Metapenaeus bennettae greasy prawns, school prawns 1997-01-01 2018-10-08

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