1, with different heads, the whiskers of the two kinds of shrimps are different. The tail of metapenaeus ensis is longer than that of prawn, and the shell of prawn is darker than that of metapenaeus ensis, and tends to be dark blue.

2, the head is different, metapenaeus ensis's shell is hard, with obvious yellow-red stripes, small, no thorns on his forehead, prawns are fat and have thorns on his forehead;

3, the taste is different, metapenaeus ensis tastes crisp and sweet, the tissue of prawn is hard, the taste is not as good as that of metapenaeus ensis, and there is no sweetness;

4. The growing environment is different. metapenaeus ensis is a freshwater breeding and seawater culture. The reason for its name is culture around the base. metapenaeus ensis is like prawn, but its shell is softer than prawn, and its body is not as big as the middle finger, and its fat shell is thin and its meat is refreshing, while prawn is not cultured around the base.