Centropages is a genus of copepods in the family Centropagidae with 34 known marine species. The genus was first described in 1849 by Henrik Nikolai Krøyer.Krøyer, H. 1849. Karcinologiske Bidrag (Fortsaettelse). Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift. Kjøbenhavn 2(2): 527-560 .
Species of this marine genus are found worldwide.
Species Species accepted as of October 2023 are: Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2023). World of Copepods Database. Centropages Krøyer, 1849. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104159 on 2023-10-28
Centropages abdominalis Sato, 1913 Centropages acutus McKinnon & Dixon, 1994 Centropages aegypticus El-Sherbiny & Ueda, 2008 Centropages alcocki Sewell, 1912 Centropages aucklandicus Krämer, 1895 Centropages australiensis Fairbridge, 1944 Centropages brachiatus (Dana, 1849) Centropages bradyi Wheeler, 1900 Centropages brevifurcus Shen & Lee, 1963 Centropages calaninus (Dana, 1849) Centropages caribbeanensis Park, 1970 Centropages chierchiae Giesbrecht, 1889 Centropages dorsispinatus Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903 Centropages elegans Giesbrecht, 1895 Centropages elongatus Giesbrecht, 1896 Centropages furcatus (Dana, 1852) Centropages gracilis (Dana, 1849) Centropages halinus McKinnon & Kimmerer, 1988 Centropages hamatus (Lilljeborg, 1853) Centropages karachiensis Haq & Rehman, 1973 Centropages kroyeri Giesbrecht, 1892 Centropages longicornis Mori, 1932 Centropages maigo Ohtsuka, Itoh & Mizushima, 2005 Centropages mohamedi El-Sherbiny & Al-Aidaroos, 2015 Centropages natalensis Connell, 1981 Centropages orsinii Giesbrecht, 1889 Centropages ponticus Karavaev, 1895 Centropages sinensis Chen & Zhang, 1965 Centropages spinosus (Krichagin, 1873) Centropages tenuiremis Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903 Centropages trispinosus Sewell, 1914 Centropages typicus Krøyer, 1849 Centropages uedai El-Sherbiny, 2011 Centropages velificatus (Oliveira, 1947) Centropages violaceus (Claus, 1863)
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External links Centropages: Occurrence data from GBIF