Penaeus generally refers to China Penaeus orientalis, a marine animal with wide temperature and salinity, belonging to Arthropoda, Lepidoptera, Decapoda, Penaeidae and Penaeus. Shrimp is mainly distributed in the Yellow Sea, Bohai Sea and various sea areas north of the Yangtze River.

The head of prawn is large, generally, it is 16-22 cm long, up to 30 cm, weighing 30-80 g, weighing half a catty, with a long abdomen and muscular body, and the shrimp is long and flat on the left and right sides. Generally, adult female shrimps are larger than male shrimps, and their body colors will also be different. The female shrimps are gray-blue and the male shrimps are yellow.

The difference between shrimp and metapenaeus ensis.

1, species difference

Shrimp and metapenaeus ensis are not the same species in essence. The scientific name of shrimp is Penaeus orientalis, also known as Penaeus orientalis, freshwater shrimp, yellow shrimp, etc., which belongs to Penaeidae. The scientific name of metapenaeus ensis is Neopenaeus monodon, and its common names are Chihuahua shrimp, Tiger shrimp, Red Claw shrimp, etc. Its culture method is collectively called metapenaeus ensis in business.

2, taste difference

Both prawn and metapenaeus ensis are popular varieties in the market. The meat quality of prawn is relatively elastic and chewy. The common cooking methods in life are baking with salt, braising in oil, grilling and frying. The biggest feature of metapenaeus ensis is that its shell is thin and its meat is fat. Shrimp shell is thin and its meat is tender, so it is suitable for boiled, soup and barbecue.

3. Difference of culture environment

Shrimp is a kind of sea shrimp, which has high requirements for the culture environment, water quality, sediment and culture density, high culture cost and high price. Although metapenaeus ensis is also a kind of sea shrimp, it has low requirements on the salt content of water, and can also be cultured in fresh water, which is suitable for inland culture, with a large scale and slightly cheaper price than prawns.