Aristeidae is a family of Dendrobranchiata decapod crustaceans known as deep-sea shrimps, gamba prawns or gamba shrimps. Some species are subject to commercial fisheries.
Genera
The following genera are classified under the Aristeidae:
- Aristaeomorpha <small>Wood-Mason, 1891</small>
- Aristaeopsis <small>Wood-Mason, 1891</small>
- Aristeus <small>Duvernoy, 1840</small>
- Austropenaeus <small>Pérez Farfante & Kensley, 1997</small>
- Cerataspis <small>Gray, 1828</small>
- The worldwide distributed Cerataspis monstrosa <small>Gray, 1828</small> (also Cerataspis armatus <small>Spence Bate, 1881)</small>) was proven in 2012 to be the larva stage of the adult described Plesiopenaeus armatus (<small>Spence Bate, 1881</small>)
- Hemipenaeus <small>Spence Bate, 1881</small>
- Hepomadus <small>Spence Bate, 1881</small>
- Parahepomadus <small>Crosnier, 1978</small>
- Pseudaristeus <small>Crosnier, 1978</small>
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