Key:  Family Penaeidae

Taken primarily from  Kozloff, 1987, 1996 p. 393 (Copyright 1987, 1996, University of Washington Press.  Used in this web page by permission of University of Washington Press)

See also Wicksten, 2009 pages 16 and 22

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1a	Curved transverse grooves on the carapace interrupted by the median ridge; telson with 2 pairs of stout, movable spines	Bentheogennema borealis
1b	Curved transverse grooves on the carapace not interrupted by the median ridge; telson with only 1 pair of stout, movable spines	Bentheogennema burkenroadi

  Bentheogennema borealis
  Bentheogennema burkenroadi