Species FAO code: GIT

Penaeus monodon

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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 Black Tiger Garnele de Black Tiger Shrimp de Garnele (also with the indication of the geographic origin) de Shrimp (also with the indication of the geographic origin) de Shrimp de Tiger-Garnele de Tiger-Prawns	–
Belgium	fr Crevette fr Crevette rose fr Crevette tigree nl Garnaal nl Roze garnaal nl Tijgergarnaal	–
Croatia	hr tigrasta kozica	–
Cyprus	el γαρίδα el γαρίδα τίγρης	–
Czech Republic	cs Krevety cs Garnely	–
Denmark	da Sort tigerreje	–
Estonia	et Tiigerkrevett	–
Finland	fi tiikerikatkarapu fi jättiläiskatkarapu sv tigerräka	–
France	fr crevette tropicale (tigrée) fr crevette fr crevette	–
Germany	de Shrimp de Tiger-Garnele de Tiger-Prawns de Black Tiger Garnele de Black Tiger Shrimp de Garnele (also with the indication of the geographic origin) de Shrimp (also with the indication of the geographic origin)	–
Greece	el Γαρίδα Giant Tiger	–
Ireland	en Giant tiger prawn ga Cloicheán tíograch mór	–
Italy	it Gambero gigante indopacifico	–
Lithuania	lt didžioji tigrinė krevetė	–
Luxembourg	de Black Tiger Garnele de Black Tiger Shrimp de Tiger-Garnele de Tiger-Prawns fr crevette tropicale (tigrée) fr crevette	–
Malta	en Giant tiger prawn it Gambero gigante indopacifico mt Gambli tigra	–
Netherlands	nl Tijgergarnaal	–
Poland	pl Krewetka tygrysia "black tiger" pl kreweta tygrysia	–
Portugal	pt Camarão	–
Slovenia	sl orjaška tigrasta kozica sl bele kozice (with the indication of the geographic origin)	–
Spain	es Langostino jumbo	Galicia: Lagostino xigante
Sweden	sv Tigerräka	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Main fishing gears

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798

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

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798

Distribution maps

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

Scientific name

Penaeus monodon

Author

Fabricius, 1798

Rank

Species

FAO code

GIT

Morphological description

Uniformly glabrous body; carapace with well-developed antennal and hepatic spines. Horizontal and straight hepatic carina. Rostrum armed with 7 or 8 dorsal and 3 ventral teeth. Color: body is reddish with darker bands. Brown to blue pleopods and reddish fringing setae.

Taxonomic classification

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

Synonyms

Penaeus bubulus Kubo, 1949
Penaeus carinatus Dana, 1852
Penaeus coeruleus Stebbing, 1905
Penaeus durbani Stebbing, 1917
Penaeus tahitensis Heller, 1862
Penaeus semisulcatus exsulcatus Hilgendorf, 1879

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798

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 monodon

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Pots and traps

Seines

Trawls

Nutrition values

TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest

Distribution maps