Plain shrimp belongs to one of the straits, and green shrimp belongs to one of the river shrimps.

Different living environments

Prawns live in a seawater environment, so the salt and iodine content are slightly higher than that of prawns, and they are usually less polluted. Green shrimp live in river water and are easily contaminated by unclean river water, so the quality will be affected.

The prawns are tall, with a white and transparent body with slight blue or red spots. The shell is thin but hard in texture. The shrimp's body is slightly flat and the bones on the back of the shell are slightly edged. The body of the green shrimp is greenish-green, with brown markings on the shell, which is thin and soft.

Different living habits

Blue shrimp is a pure freshwater shrimp distributed throughout the country, among which the Baiyangdian area in Hebei and Taihu Lake in Jiangsu are the most famous. Shrimp can be divided into settled types and mobile types. The former species inhabited shallow coastal seas and dived to the sandy bottom during the day without engaging in large-scale movements. Wakes inhabit the turbid waters along estuaries and often engage in large-scale migrations and swimming.

The prices are different

The difference between red shrimp and green shrimp is also different. Green shrimp are taller than red shrimp, and their prices are also very different. The meat of green shrimp is relatively soft and the shell is soft, but it is not easy to transport over long distances, and the mortality rate is higher than that of red shrimp.

Different colors

Red shrimps have red skin and are called red shrimps. Unlike shrimps, red shrimps taste a little earthy and not too fresh. The meat of green shrimp is soft and nutritious. Each 100 grams of edible portion contains 16.40 grams of protein. Nutritionists believe that it has a certain brain-tonifying function. The taste of green shrimp is fresher than that of red shrimp, without the earthy taste.

Different physical characteristics

Shrimp arthropods are 15-20 cm long, with thin and transparent carapace. The second pair of tactile sensations should be very long. The meat tastes fresh and is one of our country's specialties. Mainly produced in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Bay. In the past, they were often sold in pairs in the market, so they were called shrimps. Also called shrimp. Green shrimp, also known as river shrimp, scientific name is Macrobrachium japonicum. It is named after its body color is blue and translucent.

The population distribution is different

Shrimp are mainly distributed in China's Yellow and Bohai Sea, Liaoning Lushun, Hebei, Shandong, and Tianjin coastal areas, and are important shrimp production areas. Green shrimp is also called shrimp and Macrobrachium, namely Macrobrachium japonicum. The main economic shrimp widely distributed in freshwater waters, rich in nutrients, tender meat and good taste, is an expensive aquatic product loved by people. Green shrimp is widely distributed in my country, distributed in Jiangsu, Anhui, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Tianjin, Yunnan and other places. They widely live in freshwater lakes, rivers, ponds, and swamps. The shrimps produced in Baiyangdian Lake in Hebei Province, Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province, and Weishan Lake in Shandong Province are the most famous.

Different ecological habits

The shrimps inhabit two types: the sedentary type (such as Japanese shrimp, broad groove shrimp, European shrimp, Bohai shrimp, etc.) and the songbird type (such as Chinese shrimp, Moji shrimp, Hairy shrimp and other wakes) murky waters along estuaries, often undergo extensive migration and swimming. Shrimp mainly eat benthic invertebrates (such as polychaetes, small crustaceans, bivalve molluscs, etc.), and sometimes capture plankton.