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Kiddi shrimp

Order Decapoda
Family Penaeidae

Marine crustacean. Rostrum toothed an dorsal margin only (7-9 teeth), no ventrally; carapace with longitudinal suture usually long; epipod absent on third perepod. Colour: pale brownish or pinkish white, sometimes greyish; rostrum and abdominal crest darker; pereopods and pleopods yellowish pink to reddish pink; distal part of uropods dark grey, their tips distinctly white. Maximum total length 145 mm.

Characteristics
FAO code
NAY
Specie
Parapenaeopsis stylifera
Type
Crustaceans
FAO Fishing Areas
  • Area 51: the Western part of the Indian Ocean
  • Area 57: the Eastern part of the Indian Ocean
  • Area 71: the Western Central part of the Pacific Ocean
Fishing seasons
feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec
International denominations
Germany Shrimp
China 锤棒仿对虾
France Crevette kidi
Italy Gambero indiano
Portugal Camarão
United Kingdom Kiddi shrimp
Japan Subesubeebi-zoku
Fishing areas
Fishing arts
Pots and traps
Trawls

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