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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	28 711912 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Penaeus spp.
Rank:	Genus

CAAB category: 28 - Crustacea - Malacostraca Malacostracans: isopods, amphipods, euphausiids and decapods (prawns, lobsters, crabs, etc.) Family: 28 711 Penaeidae (penaeid prawns) - show full list Common Name: [a penaeid prawn] Organism Type: a penaeid prawn Synonyms: Fenneropenaeus spp. Litopenaeus spp. Marsupenaeus spp. Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 28 711000     Penaeidae Child Codes: 28 711044     Penaeus esculentus 28 711045     Penaeus indicus 28 711093     Penaeus japonicus 28 711050     Penaeus merguiensis 28 711051     Penaeus monodon 28 711046     Penaeus pulchricaudatus 28 711053     Penaeus semisulcatus 28 711077     Penaeus stylirostris 28 711079     Penaeus vannamei Previous Codes (if any): 28 711923, 28 711924, 28 711919

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Taxon Notes:	This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:7b065c45-f6ff-4d01-9f62-b46a54e22291 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia Cleveland K2040270

Scientific Name verified against:

Ma, K.Y., Chan, T.-Y., Chu, K.H., 2011. Refuting the six-genus classification of Penaeus s.l. (Dendrobranchiata, Penaeidae): a combined analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear genes., Zoologica Scripta, Vol. 40: 498-508.