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

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