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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
Invalid name Valid scientific name Common name(s) P. canaliculatus: Melicertus canaliculatus: witch shrimp, tiger shrimp P. kerathurus [3] Melicertus kerathurus: Caramote prawn, triple-grooved shrimp P. latisculatus: Melicertus latisulcatus: western king prawn [4] [5] P. longistylus: Melicertus longistylus: redspot king prawn, red-spotted prawn ...
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 ...
A black tiger is a pseudo-melanistic tiger with thick, merging stripes. Black Tiger may also refer to: Penaeus monodon (Black tiger shrimp), one of the two most important species of farmed prawn; Black Tiger, a 1982 release by Y&T; Black Tiger (video game), an arcade game developed by the Japanese company Capcom in 1987; Black Tiger Kung Fu ...
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 .
Seafood is any form of sea life regarded as food by humans, prominently including fish and shellfish.Shellfish include various species of molluscs (e.g., bivalve molluscs such as clams, oysters, and mussels, and cephalopods such as octopus and squid), crustaceans (e.g. shrimp, crabs, and lobster), and echinoderms (e.g. sea cucumbers and sea urchins).
The shrimp Palaemon serratus of the infraorder Caridea. A shrimp (pl.: shrimp or shrimps ()) is a crustacean (a form of shellfish) with an elongated body and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion – typically belonging to the Caridea or Dendrobranchiata of the order Decapoda, although some crustaceans outside of this order are also referred to as "shrimp".
In India, P. semisulcatus plays a role in the farming of shrimp and prawns in the ricefields of the Ganges Delta. Aquaculture experiments with this species are being conducted in Taiwan and Thailand. Prawns caught in Pakistan are exported frozen or canned, or used to make shrimp meal and shrimp paste. [3]