Kuruma prawn

Order Decapoda

Family Penaeidae

Marine crustacean consisting of a cephalothorax, abdomen and tail. Body light brown to greenish brown, crossed with dark brown bands and inclined brown stripes; walking legs and pleopods are pale yellow proximally and blue distally; uropods and telson are distally striped with yellow and blue, setal fringe red. The rostrum has 7-11 teeth on upper margin and a single tooth on the lower margin. The carapace bears gastrofrontal, hepatic crests; the post-rostral crest is medially grooved. Maximum total length 225 mm.

Characteristics

FAO code
KUP

Specie
Penaeus japonicus

Type
Crustaceans

FAO Fishing Areas

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 Radgarnele

France Crevette kuruma

Italy Mazzancolla giapponese

Portugal Camarão japonês

United Kingdom Kuruma prawn

Fishing areas

Fishing arts

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