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Penaeus monodon, commonly known as the giant tiger prawn, [1] [2] Asian tiger shrimp, [3] [4] black tiger shrimp, [5] [6] and other names, is a marine crustacean that is widely reared for food. Tiger prawns displayed in a supermarket
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan , 1844 Penaeus is a genus of prawns , including the giant tiger prawn ( P. monodon ), the most important species of farmed crustacean worldwide.
The giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) is an important species for aquaculture.Prawn is a common name for small aquatic crustaceans with an exoskeleton and ten legs (members of the order of decapods), some of which are edible.
Common name Binomial Sinhala Name Indo-Pacific sailfish. ... Penaeus monodon: Karawadu issaa (කරවදු ඉස්සා) Green tiger prawn: Penaeus semisulcatus:
Penaeus monodon: Wild 212,504 North Pacific hake Merluccius productus: Wild 206,985 Atlantic horse mackerel Trachurus trachurus: Wild 205,807 Japanese jack mackerel Trachurus japonicus: Wild 202,816 Pacific thread herring Opisthonema libertate: Wild 201,993 One of five species in the genus Opisthonema: Bigeye scad Selar crumenophthalmus: Wild ...
Penaeidae is a family of marine crustaceans in the suborder Dendrobranchiata, which are often referred to as penaeid shrimp or penaeid prawns.The Penaeidae contain many species of economic importance, such as the tiger prawn, whiteleg shrimp, Atlantic white shrimp, and Indian prawn.
F. indicus is known by many common names around the world, including Indian white prawn, Tugela prawn, white prawn, [1] banana prawn, Indian banana prawn and red leg banana prawn, [2] some of which may also apply to the related species Fenneropenaeus merguiensis. [4] The name white shrimp may also refer to other species.
Global aquaculture production of Whiteleg shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) in million tonnes from 1980 to 2022, as reported by the FAO [2]Whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei, synonym Penaeus vannamei), also known as Pacific white shrimp or King prawn, is a species of prawn of the eastern Pacific Ocean commonly caught or farmed for food.