Solenoceridae Explained

Solenoceridae is a family of decapods, containing 10 genera.^[1] Members of this family are marine, inhabiting shallow and offshore waters from the mid-continental shelf, ranging from depths to 1000 meters deep. Members of this family are also sometimes confused with other commercial shrimp species.^[2]

Genera

• Archeosolenocera Carriol & Riou, 1991 †
• Cryptopenaeus de Freitas, 1979
• Gordonella Tirmizi, 1960
• Hadropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 1977
• Haliporoides Stebbing, 1914
• Haliporus Spence Bate, 1881
• Hymenopenaeus Smith, 1882
• Maximiliaeus Chan, 2012
• Mesopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 1977
• Pleoticus Spence Bate, 1888
• Priorhyncha Alencar, Pinheiro, Saraiva, de Oliveira & Santana, 2018 †
• Solenocera Lucas, 1849

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Solenoceridae Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891. www.marinespecies.org. 2019-03-10.
2. Web site: FAMILY Details for Solenoceridae - solenocerid shrimps. www.sealifebase.ca. 2019-03-10.