Austropenaeus

{{Short description|Genus of crustaceans}} {{Speciesbox | image = | image_caption = | genus = Austropenaeus | parent_authority = Pérez Farfante & Kensley, 1997<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246427 | title = Austropenaeus Pérez Farfante & Kensley, 1997 | access-date = 2 March 2023 | publisher = Flanders Marine Institute | author = Boyko, Christopher B. | date = 2023-02-16 | work = World Register of Marine Species}}</ref> | species = nitidus | authority = (K. H. Barnard, 1947)<ref name=WoRMS>{{cite web | url = https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246428 | title = Austropenaeus nitidus (Barnard, 1947) | access-date = 2 March 2023 | publisher = Flanders Marine Institute | author = De Grave, Sammy | date = 2022-08-24 | work = World Register of Marine Species}}</ref> | synonyms = *''Aristeus crosnieri'' <small>Burukovsky, 1975</small> *''Plesiopenaeus nitidus'' <small>Barnard, 1947</small> | synonyms_ref = <ref name=WoRMS/> }}

'''Austropenaeus''' is a monotypic genus of deepwater prawn. Its only species is '''''Austropenaeus nitidus''''' which is native to the deep water surrounding South Africa.

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Category:Dendrobranchiata Category:Monotypic decapod genera Category:Taxa named by Keppel Harcourt Barnard