Penaeus monodon
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Penaeus monodon, commonly known as the giant tiger prawn, Asian tiger shrimp, black tiger shrimp, and other names, is a marine crustacean that is widely reared for food.
CSIRO Science Image 2992 The Giant Tiger Prawn
CSIRO Science Image 2836 A Tiger Prawn
Tiger prawns displayed in a supermarket
With spinach and saffron cream sauce
Dendrobranchiata
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Dendrobranchiata is a suborder of decapods, commonly known as prawns. There are 540 extant species in seven families, and a fossil record extending back to the Devonian. They differ from related anima
Penaeus monodon
…Penaeus monodon Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Clade: Pancrustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Suborder: Dendrobranchiata Family: Penaeidae Genus: Penaeus Species: P. monodon Binomial name Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 Synonyms Penaeus carinatus Dana, 1852 Penaeus…
Shrimp body
Head
Nauplius of an unidentified prawn from the family Penaeidae
A juvenile Litopenaeus vannamei (whiteleg prawn)