''Trachysalambria'' is a genus of

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, containing ten species. It was erected in 1934 by

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, as a subgenus of '' Trachypenaeus'', with '' T. curvirostris'' as its

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. That subgenus was elevated to the rank of genus in 1997 by

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and

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. The ten species are: *'' Trachysalambria albicoma'' (Hayashi & Toriyama, 1980) *''

Trachysalambria aspera ''Trachysalambria'' is a genus of prawns, containing ten species. It was erected in 1934 by Martin Burkenroad, as a subgenus of '' Trachypenaeus'', with '' T. curvirostris'' as its type species. That subgenus was elevated to the rank of ge ...

'' (Alcock, 1905) *''

Trachysalambria brevisuturae ''Trachysalambria'' is a genus of prawns, containing ten species. It was erected in 1934 by Martin Burkenroad, as a subgenus of '' Trachypenaeus'', with '' T. curvirostris'' as its type species. That subgenus was elevated to the rank of ge ...

'' (Burkenroad, 1934) *'' Trachysalambria curvirostris'' (Stimpson, 1860) *''

Trachysalambria fulva ''Trachysalambria'' is a genus of prawns, containing ten species. It was erected in 1934 by Martin Burkenroad, as a subgenus of '' Trachypenaeus'', with '' T. curvirostris'' as its type species. That subgenus was elevated to the rank of ge ...

'' (Dall, 1957) *''

Trachysalambria longipes ''Trachysalambria'' is a genus of prawns, containing ten species. It was erected in 1934 by Martin Burkenroad, as a subgenus of '' Trachypenaeus'', with '' T. curvirostris'' as its type species. That subgenus was elevated to the rank of ge ...

'' (Paul'son, 1875) *''

Trachysalambria malaiana ''Trachysalambria'' is a genus of prawns, containing ten species. It was erected in 1934 by Martin Burkenroad, as a subgenus of '' Trachypenaeus'', with '' T. curvirostris'' as its type species. That subgenus was elevated to the rank of ge ...

'' (Balss, 1933) *''

Trachysalambria nansei ''Trachysalambria'' is a genus of prawns, containing ten species. It was erected in 1934 by Martin Burkenroad, as a subgenus of '' Trachypenaeus'', with '' T. curvirostris'' as its type species. That subgenus was elevated to the rank of ge ...

'' Sakaji & Hayashi, 2003 *''

Trachysalambria starobogatovi ''Trachysalambria'' is a genus of prawns, containing ten species. It was erected in 1934 by Martin Burkenroad, as a subgenus of '' Trachypenaeus'', with '' T. curvirostris'' as its type species. That subgenus was elevated to the rank of ge ...

'' (Ivanov & Hassan, 1976) *''

Trachysalambria villaluzi ''Trachysalambria'' is a genus of prawns, containing ten species. It was erected in 1934 by Martin Burkenroad, as a subgenus of '' Trachypenaeus'', with '' T. curvirostris'' as its type species. That subgenus was elevated to the rank of ge ...

'' (Muthu & Motoh, 1979)

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Penaeidae {{Decapoda-stub