| Specimen ID | 4299 |
| Group | Crustaceans-Shrimp |
| Genus | Penaeus |
| Species | monodon |
| Common Name | giant tiger prawn |
| State | FL |
| Locality | Atlantic Ocean, near St. Augustine |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Carolinian |
| HUC8 Number | 32504200 |
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| Collection Month | 8 |
| Collection Year | 1988 |
| Year Accuracy | Publication Year |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture |
| Status | failed |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 23913 |
| Author: | Chin, E. |
| Date: | 1988 |
| Title: | Occurrence of the giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) in commercial fishermens catches. Unpublished manuscript |
| Pages: | 6 pp |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 1652 |
| Author: | McCann, J.A., L.N. Arkin, and J.D. Williams |
| Date: | 1996 |
| Title: | Nonindigenous Aquatic and Selected Terrestrial Species of Florida. Status, Pathways, Dates of Introduction, Range Distributions, and Significant Ecological and Economic Effects |
| Publisher: | Florida Caribbean Science Center, U S Geological Survey, Gainesville, FL. |
| Pages: | 301 pp |
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| Comments | Escaped from the Waddell Mariculture Center, Bluffton, SC around August 1988 and has dispersed south to St. Augustine, FL. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Marine |
| Number Collected | 3 |
| Size | 9-10.5 in. |
