Xiphopenaeus

Xiphopenaeus
	Xiphopenaeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Dendrobranchiata
Family:	Penaeidae
Genus:	Xiphopenaeus; Smith, 1869
Species
	2+

Xiphopenaeus is a genus of crustaceans in the suborder Dendrobranchiata, the shrimps and prawns.

Two species are in this genus:

Xiphopenaeus kroyeri
Xiphopenaeus riveti

Likely, more species have not yet been described and named.[1]

These were previously considered to be two names for the same species, but genetic analysis confirms they are two distinct species.[1] X. kroyeri occurs in the Atlantic Ocean, while X. riveti lives in the Pacific.[1] X. kroyeri, the seabob shrimp, is a very important food species fished off the coast of Brazil.[2]

References

Gusmão, J., et al. (2006). Cryptic species and population structuring of the Atlantic and Pacific seabob shrimp species, Xiphopenaeus kroyeri and Xiphopenaeus riveti. Marine Biology 149(3), 491-502.
Simões, S. M., et al. (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), 369-78.

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[gus-1] Gusmão, J., et al. (2006). Cryptic species and population structuring of the Atlantic and Pacific seabob shrimp species, Xiphopenaeus kroyeri and Xiphopenaeus riveti. Marine Biology 149(3), 491-502.

[sim-2] Simões, S. M., et al. (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), 369-78.