Whiteleg shrimp

Tags: Crustacean.

Whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei formerly Penaeus vannamei) also known as Pacific white shrimp is a variety of prawn of the eastern Pacific Ocean commonly caught or farmed for food.

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class: Malacostraca
family: Penaeidae
genus: Litopenaeus
kingdom: Animal
order: Decapoda, Dendrobranchiata
phylum: Arthropod, Crustacean
synonym: Penaeus vannamei (Boone 1931)

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