What are the varieties of prawns and what are the varieties of shrimp?

1. Green shrimp

Green shrimp taxonomically belong to the phylum Arthropod.

Crustaceans, Decapods.

Swimming shrimp suborder, long-arm shrimp family, giant river prawn genus. It is one of the genus of giant river prawns that is widely inhabited in China.

Because it is a pure freshwater shrimp, it is distributed almost all over the country, including Baiyangdian in Hebei Province.

Regional green shrimp, Jiangsu Gaoyou Lake green shrimp, Taihu Lake green shrimp are the most famous.

In foreign countries, only Japan has this type of shrimp, so the scientific name is also Japanese giant prawn.

The habitat of green shrimp is not limited to freshwater waters, but also survives in low-salinity waters along the coast. Now the shrimp has become a famous freshwater farmed shrimp in China.

2. River shrimp

River shrimp are distributed in freshwater lakes and rivers in the north and south of China. Once obtained, wash fresh or dry for later use. Its large one can be steamed and peeled, also known as dried shrimp.

It is a high-quality freshwater shrimp. The meat is tender, delicious, nutritious, and high in protein.

Low-fat aquatic foods are favored by consumers.

3. Grass shrimp

Grass shrimp, scientific name Penaeus monodon, commonly known as ghost shrimp, bamboo shrimp.

It is a shrimp species with the largest aquaculture area and output among the three major cultured shrimps in the world.

Grass shrimp has the characteristics of large individual, fast growth, short breeding cycle, wide range of salt adaptation, omnivorousness, high temperature resistance, strong disease resistance, high yield, and long-distance transportation and marketing.

The varieties of shrimp include ghost shrimp, giant river prawn, vannamei shrimp, beautiful white shrimp, giant tiger shrimp and so on.

1. Ghost shrimp.

Ghost shrimp is a small freshwater shrimp named because its whole body is completely transparent and you can see the internal organs, and the main role of ghost shrimp in fishery production is as bait.

2. Giant river prawn.

Giant river prawn is a large freshwater shrimp, also known as Malaysian prawn, freshwater long-arm prawn, etc., its origin is Southeast Asia, with fast growth, wide diet, delicious meat, short breeding cycle and other characteristics.

3. Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp.

Penaeus vannamei shrimp is a kind of shrimp from South America, which is somewhat similar in appearance to prawns, but it is much cheaper than prawns. The production of vannamei shrimp is larger, and it is also one of the shrimps with higher aquaculture production in the world, its shrimp shell is thinner, and the appearance is mostly light blue-gray, which is more suitable for oil stewed eating method.

4. Beautiful white shrimp.

Known as beauty long-arm shrimp, white rice shrimp, crystal shrimp, etc., it mainly inhabits the open water areas of lakes and wide river channels, and it usually feeds on zooplankton, plant debris, bacteria, etc.

5. Penaeus monodon.

The body surface of Penaeus monodon is black-brown, with horizontal spot patterns on it, and has the characteristics of fast growth, strong adaptability, and wide feeding habits, and the individual can reach up to 33 cm in length, with two spawning periods.