Litopenaeus
| Litopenaeus | |
|---|---|
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| Litopenaeus stylirostris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
| Family: | Penaeidae |
| Genus: | Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 1969 |
Litopenaeus is a subgenus of prawns, for some time considered as a separate genus. Its members were split from Penaeus in 1997, and returned as a subgenus in 2023. It contains five species:
- Litopenaeus occidentalis (Streets, 1871)
- Litopenaeus schmitti (Burkenroad, 1936)
- Litopenaeus setiferus (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Litopenaeus stylirostris (Stimpson, 1871)
- Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931)