Xiphopenaeus Explained

Xiphopenaeus is a genus of prawn in the family Penaeidae. It contains the following species:[1]

X. kroyeri and X. riveti were previously considered to be two names for the same species, but genetic analysis in 2006 confirmed they are two distinct species.[2] X. kroyeri occurs in the Atlantic Ocean, while X. riveti lives in the Pacific Ocean.[2] X. kroyeri, the seabob shrimp, is fished off the coast of Brazil.[3]

Notes and References

  1. De Grave. Sammy. 2019. Xiphopenaeus Smith, 1869. 377401. 30 September 2024.
  2. Gusmão . Jaqueline . Lazoski . Cristiano . Monteiro . Fernando A. . Solé-Cava . Antonio M. . January 2006 . Cryptic species and population structuring of the Atlantic and Pacific seabob shrimp species, Xiphopenaeus kroyeri and Xiphopenaeus riveti . . 149 . 491–502 . 10.1007/s00227-005-0232-x . ResearchGate.
  3. Simões . Sabrina M. . Costa . Rogerio C. . Fransozo . Adilson . Castilho . Antonio L. . June 2010 . Diel variation in abundance and size of the seabob shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri (Crustacea, Penaeoidea) in the Ubatuba region, Southeastern Brazil . Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências . 82 . 2 . 369-378 . 10.1590/S0001-37652010000200013 . 0001-3765 . free. 11449/8189 . free .

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