Whiteleg shrimp
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Whiteleg Shrimp | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Missing image Penaeus_vannamei.jpg Litopenaeus vannamei | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Litopenaeus vannamei Boone, 1931 |
Whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei), also known as Pacific white shrimp, are a variety of prawn (not shrimp) of the eastern Pacific Ocean commonly caught or farmed for food.
[1] (http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=551682)