Dendrobranchiata

Dendrobranchiata Temporal range: Famennian–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Penaeus monodon
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Dendrobranchiata Bate, 1888
Superfamilies and families[1]
Penaeoidea Aciculopodidae † Aegeridae † Aristeidae Benthesicymidae Carpopenaeidae † Penaeidae Sicyoniidae Solenoceridae Sergestoidea Luciferidae Sergestidae
Synonyms [2]
Penaeidea Dana, 1852

Dendrobranchiata is a suborder of decapods, commonly known as prawns. There are 540 extant species in seven families, and a fossil record extending back to the Devonian. They differ from related animals, such as Caridea and Stenopodidea, by the branching form of the gills and by the fact that they do not brood their eggs, but release them directly into the water. They may reach a length of over 330 millimetres (13 in) and a mass of 450 grams (1.0 lb), and are widely fished and farmed for human consumption.