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Penaeus vanzii

Status not recordedcrustaceansExtinct

Penaeus vanzii is a species in the family Penaeidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about Penaeus vanzii

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Penaeus vanzii live?

Not recorded

Is Penaeus vanzii endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Penaeus vanzii classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPenaeidae
  6. genusPenaeus
  7. SpeciesPenaeus vanzii Beschin & Garassino, 1999

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Penaeus vanzii

Other species in the same genus Penaeus.

Zebra prawn

Penaeus semisulcatus

PenaeidaeNo free photo yet

Blue shrimp

Penaeus stylirostris

PenaeidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Penaeus vanzii?

Penaeus vanzii (Penaeus vanzii) belongs to the family Penaeidae in the order Decapoda.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Penaeus vanzii (Penaeus vanzii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/penaeus-vanzii

MLA

“Penaeus vanzii (Penaeus vanzii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/penaeus-vanzii.

BibTeX
@misc{penaeus_vanzii_2026,
  title = {Penaeus vanzii (Penaeus vanzii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/penaeus-vanzii},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}