1, Penaeus vannamei: The largest shrimp in aquaculture in the world.
Penaeus vannamei, also known as Litopenaeus vannamei, has a fresh and transparent body, a light gray shell, no obvious markings on the whole body and white feet, so it is also called "white-legged shrimp", and its body length can reach about 20 cm.
2. China prawns: local high-quality prawns.
China prawn (P. chinensis) is also called Oriental prawn or China prawn, commonly known as prawn. The female shrimp is grayish blue, and the male shrimp is pale yellow. The most striking feature is the long forehead sword. China shrimp can grow to nearly 30 cm, and its taste is outstanding. In 1960s, China prawns were cultured artificially, mainly distributed in Bohai Sea and East China Sea.
3. Penaeus japonicus: The value and taste are the best among shrimps.
Page (abbreviation of page) Slubby shrimp is commonly known as spotted shrimp, spotted shrimp and slubby shrimp. Its biggest feature is that it has white and brown stripes like bamboo joints, and there are bright yellow and blue spots at the end of shrimp tail, which is as beautiful as flowers. Neon Gold calls it a classic car because the stripes on its body curl like wheels.
4. Penaeus monodon: the largest prawn in the world.
Penaeus monodon is also called black tiger shrimp, Caoxia and Niuhailao. Penaeus monodon has a thick shell and usually has dark green, dark brown and khaki ring stripes on its body surface. At first glance, it looks a bit like spotted shrimp, but it is more round and plump. Intuitive feeling is big, like a tiger's back, so it is also called Niu Hai Lao. The biggest personal record is 33 cm, and the weight is appropriately over 1 kg.
5. Shrimp with a knife: Except for the above, everything else is basically us.
We often say that "new prawn with a knife amount" does not refer to a kind of shrimp, but a common name brought by farming methods. "Jiwai" is a kind of dam system built around the fields in the south coast of China to prevent seawater intrusion, so the prawns cultured in Jiwai are collectively called "Neopenaeus monodon".