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  2. Penaeus monodon - Wikipedia

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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

  3. Penaeidae - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  4. Marine shrimp farming - Wikipedia

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    Marine shrimp farming is an aquaculture business for the cultivation of marine shrimp or prawns [Note 1] for human consumption. Although traditional shrimp farming has been carried out in Asia for centuries, large-scale commercial shrimp farming began in the 1970s, and production grew steeply, particularly to match the market demands of the United States, Japan and Western Europe.

  5. List of shrimp dishes - Wikipedia

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    Called the "Original Shrimp Cocktail" on the menu, it is a favorite of both locals and tourists. [31] The original Shrimp Cocktail consists of a regular-sized sundae glass filled with small salad shrimp and topped with a dollop of cocktail sauce. In 1991, the price was raised from 50¢ to 99¢ and in 2008 to $1.99. [31]

  6. Shrimp farming - Wikipedia

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    Shrimp grow-out pond on a farm in South Korea. Commercial marine shrimp farming began in the 1970s, and production grew steeply, particularly to match the market demands of the United States, Japan, and Western Europe. The total global production of farmed shrimp reached more than 2.1 million tonnes in 1991, representing a value of nearly US$9 ...

  7. Melicertus kerathurus - Wikipedia

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    Melicertus kerathurus is a large shrimp, which has a body with an amber tint and a laterally compressed shell. There are 5 pairs of thin legs while the blue tail is often lined with red. [ 2 ] The average length of males is 110 to 140 mm while females are 130 to 170 mm, but the females can grow up to 225mm.

  8. Caridina mariae - Wikipedia

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    Caridina mariae, commonly known as the tiger shrimp, is a variety of freshwater shrimp from Southeast Asia (neighboring counties of Yingde and Conghua, Guangdong Province, Southern China and Hong Kong SAR [1]) that are popular in hobby aquariums. The natural coloration of the shrimp isa semitransparent body, with dark brown to black blotches on ...

  9. Penaeus semisulcatus - Wikipedia

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    Penaeus semisulcatus has a pale brown body which sometimes shows a greenish tint on the carapace with two yellow or cream tansverse bands across the back of the carapace. . The abdomen is banded with brownish grey and pale-yellow transverse bands, while the antennae are banded brown and yel