Xiphopenaeus

Xiphopenaeus is a genus of prawn in the family Penaeidae. It contains the following species:^[1]

• Xiphopenaeus baueri Carvalho-Batista, Terossi, Zara, Mantelatto & Costa, 2020
• Xiphopenaeus dincao Carvalho-Batista, Terossi, Zara, Mantelatto & Costa, 2020
• Xiphopenaeus kroyeri (Heller, 1862)
• Xiphopenaeus riveti Bouvier, 1907

Xiphopenaeus
Xiphopenaeus kroyeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Dendrobranchiata
Family:	Penaeidae
Genus:	Xiphopenaeus Smith, 1869

Xiphopenaeus kroyeri and X. riveti were previously considered to be two names for the same species, but genetic analysis in 2006 confirmed they are two distinct species.^[2] X. kroyeri occurs in the Atlantic Ocean, while X. riveti lives in the Pacific Ocean.^[2] X. kroyeri, the seabob shrimp, is fished off the coast of Brazil.^[3]