Species FAO code: PNV

Penaeus vannamei

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
EU quality schemes and nutrition values
Conservation measures
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Garnele (also with the indication of the geographic origin) de Garnele (also with the indication of the geographic origin) [Litopenaeus vannamei synonym for Penaeus vannamei] de Garnele (also with the indication of the geographic origin) de Shrimp (also with the indication of the geographic origin) de Shrimp de White Tiger Garnele [Litopenaeus vannamei synonym for Penaeus vannamei] de White Tiger Garnele	–
Belgium	fr Crevette fr Crevette rose nl Garnaal nl Roze garnaal	–
Croatia	hr pacifička kozica	–
Cyprus	el γαρίδα	–
Czech Republic	cs Krevety cs Garnely	–
Denmark	da Mellemamerikansk reje da vannamei-reje	–
Estonia	et Vannamei viburhännak [Litopenaeus vannamei synonym for Penaeus vannamei]	–
Finland	fi valkokatkarapu [Litopenaeus vannamei synonym for Penaeus vannamei] sv vannameiräka [Litopenaeus vannamei synonym for Penaeus vannamei]	–
France	fr crevette fr crevette blanche fr crevette tropicale (rose) fr crevette	–
Germany	de White Tiger Garnele [Litopenaeus vannamei synonym for Penaeus vannamei] de Garnele (also with the indication of the geographic origin) [Litopenaeus vannamei synonym for Penaeus vannamei] de Shrimp de Garnele (also with the indication of the geographic origin) de Shrimp (also with the indication of the geographic origin)	–
Greece	el Γαρίδα Vannamei [Litopenaeus vannamei synonym for Penaeus vannamei]	–
Hungary	hu fehérlábú ostorgarnéla [Litopenaeus vannamei synonym for Penaeus vannamei] hu garnéla [Litopenaeus vannamei synonym for Penaeus vannamei]	–
Ireland	en Whiteleg shrimp ga Séacla cosbhán	–
Italy	it Mazzancolla tropicale [Litopenaeus vannamei synonym for Penaeus vannamei]	–
Lithuania	lt baltakojė blyškioji krevetė [Litopenaeus vannamei synonym for Penaeus vannamei]	–
Luxembourg	de Garnele [Litopenaeus vannamei synonym for Penaeus vannamei] de Garnele fr crevette [Litopenaeus vannamei synonym for Penaeus vannamei] fr crevette fr crevette pattes blanches	–
Netherlands	nl Witpootgarnaal [Litopenaeus vannamei synonym for Penaeus vannamei]	–
Poland	pl Krewetka biała pl Krewetka biała [Litopenaeus vannamei synonym for Penaeus vannamei] pl krewetka białonoga pl krewetka białonoga [Litopenaeus vannamei synonym for Penaeus vannamei]	–
Portugal	pt Camarão pt Camarão	–
Slovenia	sl bele kozice (with the indication of the geographic origin)	–
Spain	es Langostino vannamei es Langostino blanco	Galicia: Lagostino patibranca
Sweden	sv Vannameiräka	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Main fishing gears

Nutrition values

	Nutrition values per serving (100g)
Energy	71.0 kcal
Total fat	1.01 g
Saturates	0.261 g
Carbohydrate	0.91 g
Sugars	0.0 g
Protein	13.61 g
Salt	1415.0 mg

Source: USDA - FoodData Central

TACs and quotas

Total allowable catches (TACs) or fishing opportunities, are catch limits (expressed in tonnes or numbers) that are set for most commercial fish stocks. TACs are set annually for most stocks (every two years for deep-sea stocks) by the Council of fisheries ministers. TACs are shared between EU countries in the form of national quotas. For each stock a different allocation percentage per EU country is applied for the sharing out of the quotas. Read more: TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

PEN/FGU.

Penaeus

Fishing areas

French Guiana waters

TAC

To be established

Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 metres deep.

Union

To be established

Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 metres deep.

To be established

Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 metres deep.

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Distribution maps

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Penaeus vannamei

Scientific name

Penaeus vannamei

Author

Boone, 1931

Rank

Species

FAO code

PNV

Taxonomic classification

PhylumArthropoda
- SubphylumCrustacea
  - ClassMalacostraca
    - OrderDecapoda
      - SuborderDendrobranchiata
        FamilyPenaeidae
        GenusPenaeus
        SpeciesPenaeus vannamei

Synonyms

Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0306 — Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption
  - Frozen
    - 0306 17 — Other shrimps and prawns
      - Other
        0306 17 92 — Shrimps of the genus Penaeus

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Penaeus vannamei

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Beam trawls

Bottom pair trawls

Otter twin trawls

Trawls

Nutrition values

TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast

Distribution maps