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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Penaeus merguiensis de Man 1888
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Fenneropenaeus merguiensis
Penaeus merguiensis
Species recognized by Global Biotic Interactions
Penaeus merguiensis (De Man 1888)
Species recognized by FAO species catalogs

Alternative Names

Fenneropenaeus merguiensis (de Man 1888)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Fenneropenaeus merguiensis (De Man 1888)
Fenneropenaeus merguiensis (De Man 1888)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Penaeus indicus merguiensis De Man 1888
Penaeus indicus merguiensis De Man 1888
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

Banana prawn preferred
Recognized by FAO species catalogs
banana prawn
banana shrimp

French

Crevette banane preferred
Recognized by FAO species catalogs

Spanish; Castilian

Langostino banana preferred
Recognized by FAO species catalogs

Curated hierarchies for Penaeus merguiensis de Man 1888

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Penaeidae
Penaeus