A revised checklist of the Penaeoidea (Crustacea: Decapoda) from the waters around Taiwan

Five families, 35 genera and 107 species of Penaeoidea prawns occurring in the waters around Taiwan are listed, including 43 of them being new records of the area and four exotic Penaeus species introduced for aquaculture purpose. The species recorded are found from the estuaries to about 2,000m deep. The number of penaeoid species now reported from Taiwan and adjacent areas is almost doubled than previous records. With the advance in deep-water fishing gear and the use of new research vessels, it is highly likely that further records in this area will be made as exploration continues.