Xiphopenaeus is a genus of prawn in the family Penaeidae.

It contains the following species:[1] Xiphopenaeus kroyeri and X. riveti were previously considered to be two names for the same species, but genetic analysis in 2006 confirmed they are two distinct species.

[2] X. kroyeri occurs in the Atlantic Ocean, while X. riveti lives in the Pacific Ocean.

[2] X. kroyeri, the seabob shrimp, is fished off the coast of Brazil.

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