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Species catalogue
Green tiger prawn
Order
Decapoda
Family
Penaeidae
Marine crustacean consisting of a cephalothorax, abdomen and tail. Carapace and abdomen uniformly glabrous. More or less straight rostrum armed with 7 or 8 dorsal and 3 ventral teeth. Adrostral groove reaching to beyond last tooth. White and red transverse stripes present as bands in the antennae. Maximum total length 228 mm.
Characteristics
FAO code
TIP
TIP
Specie
Penaeus semisulcatus
Penaeus semisulcatus
Type
Crustaceans
Crustaceans
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
- Area 51: the Western part of the Indian Ocean
- Area 57: the Eastern part of the Indian Ocean
- Area 61: the Northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 71: the Western Central part of the Pacific Ocean
Fishing seasons
jan
feb
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
International denominations
Germany
Grüne Tigergarnele
France
Crevette tigrée verte
Italy
Mazzancolla indopacifica
Portugal
Camarão tigre verde
United Kingdom
Green tiger prawn
Japan
Kumaebi
Fishing areas
