The spot prawn is a marine shrimp.

The spot prawn is found along the coast of China, southern Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, Thailand, India to the eastern coast of Africa. China's coastal areas in February-April, August-November each year for the spot prawn spawning period. Mature spot prawns are generally 22.5-32 centimeters long and weigh 137-211 grams. The largest individual found so far was 33 centimeters long and weighed 500-600 grams.

Characteristics

The spot prawn is fast-growing, adaptable, omnivorous, and has a low bait protein requirement of only about 35%, and is able to tolerate a wide range of salinities and temperatures. Salinity range of 0.2% -70%, the optimal salinity of 10% -20%; optimal temperature of 25 ℃ -32 ℃, the tolerance of low oxygen is also strong.

Wild-caught spot prawns are generally very large in size and are caught in bottom trawls. The artificially reared spot prawns, due to the slow growth of the breeding cycle is long, the general specifications are on the small side of the market.