Annex

Definition: Prawn and approved scientific names

Effective 14 October 2021

Definition of the term ‘prawn’

Prawns (also known as shrimps) are decapods of Dendrobranchiata (Decapoda) and Caridea (Pleocyemata: Decapoda). The department does not recognise glass sponge shrimp and coral shrimp (Stenopodidea: Pleocyemata: Decapoda) as prawn or shrimp.

Families of prawns belonging to Dendrobranchiata and Caridea.

Suborder	Family
Dendrobranchiata	Aristeidae
	Benthesicymidae
	Luciferidae
	Penaeidae
	Sergestidae
	Sicyoniidae
	Solenoceridae
Pleocyemata, infraorder Caridea	Agostocarididae
	Alpheidae
	Alvinocarididae
	Anchistioididae
	Atyidae
	Barbouriidae
	Bathypalaemonellidae
	Bresiliidae
	Campylonotidae
	Crangonidae
	Desmocarididae
	Disciadidae
	Eugonatonotidae
	Euryrhynchidae
	Galatheacarididae
	Glyphocrangonidae
	Gnathophyllidae
	Hippolytidae
	Hymenoceridae
	Kakaducarididae
	Microcarididae
	Nematocarcinidae
	Ogyridae
	Oplophoridae
	Palaemonidae
	Pandalidae
	Pasiphaeidae
	Physetocarididae
	Procarididae
	Processidae
	Psalidopodidae
	Rhynchocinetidae
	Stylodactylidae
	Thalassocarididae
	Typhlocarididae
	Xiphocarididae