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Giant Tiger Prawn

Crustaceans

The giant tiger prawn is one of the largest and most widely farmed prawn species in the world, native to the Indo-Pacific region from East Africa to Southeast Asia and northern Australia. It is easily recognized by the alternating black and white or orange bands across its body and tail, which give it its common name, and it is a major species in global aquaculture, particularly in Southeast Asia, prized for its large size and fast growth, though wild populations also support significant fisheries.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Carnivore 1

Diet

Omnivore 1

Diet

Detritivore or Scavenger 1

System (Realm)

Marine 2

Relationship to People

Farmed or Commercially Raised 3

Scientific Name

Penaeus monodon 3

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 4

Comparison

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 1

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: Giant Tiger Prawn

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Source Wikipedia: Penaeus monodon

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Dominican Republic

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Malay Archipelago

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Southern Africa

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Sources

1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Penaeus monodon (Animal Diversity Web)

Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

Food Habits: Primary Diet
Primary Diet carnivore carnivore eats non-insect arthropods molluscivore molluscivore vermivore scavenger scavenger omnivore omnivore planktivore planktivore detritivore detritivore
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. Wikipedia: Penaeus monodon

Wikipedia

Wikidata Q578204 (P225 taxon name)
In Biome: Marine, Lead section
Penaeus monodon, commonly known as the giant tiger prawn, Asian tiger shrimp, black tiger shrimp, and other names, is a marine crustacean that is widely reared for food.

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4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Penaeus monodon

GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 8406925, category field

Quote, GBIF taxon key 8406925, category field

"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Wikidata: Giant Tiger Prawn

Child Taxon Of: Decapoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

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