Penaeus China is distributed in the Bohai Sea of China. Penaeus vannamei is distributed in the tropical waters along the Pacific coast of the western United States, from the Gulf of Mexico to central Peru, and is more concentrated in the waters near Ecuador.

2. Different morphological characteristics

Generally, the female adult of China shrimp is18 ~ 23 cm, and the male adult is13 ~17 cm. The body shape is flat, the shell is thin and the surface is smooth. Usually, the female shrimp is larger than the male shrimp;

The adult of Penaeus vannamei can be up to 24cm in length, with a thin shell, light blue-gray normal body color and no markings on the whole body. Its striking feature is that the feet are often chalky.

3. The names have different origins.

The origin of the name of China shrimp is that when it is sold in the northern market of our country, it is priced by a pair; Penaeus vannamei is named after its appearance is similar to that of Penaeus China, and its steps are often chalky.

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Historical reasons for Penaeus vannamei entering aquaculture in China

In 1980s, China's shrimp farming industry developed rapidly and became an important part of China's coastal economy. However, in the early 1990s, shrimp virus began to spread all over the country, and no countermeasures could be found in a short time. It dealt a heavy blow to the shrimp farming industry at that time.

While studying the prevention methods of shrimp virus, researchers began to explore new alternative varieties. Since 1988, China has carried out the introduction, adaptive breeding and large-scale promotion of Penaeus vannamei; First, a new species of Penaeus vannamei was introduced by the Institute of Oceanography of China Academy of Sciences. Since 2000, the scale of Penaeus vannamei culture has expanded year by year.

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