Species catalogue
Rainbow shrimp
Order
Decapoda
Family
Penaeidae
Marine crustacean consisting of a cephalothorax, abdomen and tail. Rostrum armed with 7 to 9 dorsal teeth; no teeth ventrally. Colour: body pale with wide, dark brown - almost black - transverse bands; carapace dark brown dorsally, except for a white band about its middle, laterally much paler, yellow or orangish; bands on abdomen reaching ventrolateral margin; pereopods yellowish to pink; pleopods pink to dark red; uropods yellow to pink, with a very wide, dark brown middle transverse band. Maximum total length 170 mm.
Characteristics
FAO code
NAP
NAP
Specie
Parapenaeopsis sculptilis
Parapenaeopsis sculptilis
Type
Crustaceans
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
feb
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
International denominations
Germany
Shrimp
China
弯角仿对虾
France
Crevette arc-en-ciel
Italy
Gambero arcobaleno indopacifico
Portugal
Camarão
United Kingdom
Rainbow shrimp
Japan
Chikugo-ebi
Fishing areas