Scientific Name: Penaeus Penicillatus (Family:penaeidae
)
English: Red tail prawn
French: Crevette queue rouge
Spanish: Camarón rado colorado
Common and Commercial Names:
Japan: Kurumaebi-zoku
Pakistan: Jaira; Jiaro (these names are used for other,
similar species also); white
Taiwan: Red-tailed prawn
Size: It usually reaches 212 mm.
Distribution: The red tail prawn is an Indo-West Pacific
species ranging from Pakistan in the west to Indonesia.
It is a marine shrimp found from the shoreline down to
about 90 meters (295 feet).
Comments: The red tail is very similar to P. indicus,
the Indian white, so it is possible that data is
confused. Like the Indian white, color varies from
almost transparent to yellowish. The meat is good and
firm and the species, if properly handled, is very good.
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