Illustrated Key to Penaeoid Shrimps of Commerce in the Americas

摘要

The commercially important species of penaeoid shrimps comprise 4 families, 12 genera, and 37 species in the Americas. The key is supported by 49 figures including lateral views of whole shrimps in 10 of the 12 genera and detailed figures of male (petasma) and female (thelycum) genital structures of the species. A glossary of terms used in shrimp taxonomy plus a bibliography of references useful in identifying shrimps are included.