Fenneropenaeus merguiensis
| Fenneropenaeus merguiensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
| Family: | Penaeidae |
| Genus: | Fenneropenaeus |
| Species: | F. merguiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Fenneropenaeus merguiensis (De Man, 1888) | |
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Fenneropenaeus merguiensis, the banana prawn, is a species of prawn in the family Penaeidae.[1] It is widely caught for food.[2]
The species has been classified variously in genus Penaeus, Fenneropenaeus (Pérez Farfante, 1969), and most recently in Penaeus subgenus Fenneropenaeus (Chan, 2023). Its FAO code is PBA.[3] The species was first described from the Mergui Archipelago by Johannes Govertus de Man in 1888.
References
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Fenneropenaeus merguiensis (De Man, 1888)". www.marinespecies.org.
- ↑ Sengseng, Tatiyavadee; Okutsu, Tomoyuki; Songnui, Anida; Boonchuay, Jaruwan; Sakunrang, Chanida; Wonglapsuwan, Monwadee (July 7, 2023). "Molecular Markers of Ovarian Germ Cells of Banana Prawn (Fenneropenaeus merguiensis)". Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 45 (7): 5708–5724. doi:10.3390/cimb45070360. PMC 10378296. PMID 37504276.
- ↑ "Penaeus merguiensis De Man 1888". www.fao.org. List of Species for Fishery Statistics Purposes. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
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