Specimen Information

Penaeus monodon
Penaeus monodon
(giant tiger prawn)
Crustaceans-Shrimp
Exotic
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Specimen ID544868
GroupCrustaceans-Shrimp
GenusPenaeus
Speciesmonodon
Common Namegiant tiger prawn
StateGA
CountyChatham
LocalityAtlantic Ocean SE of Wassaw Island
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCarolinian
HUC8 Number32504200
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Collection Day18
Collection Month9
Collection Year2012
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26037
Author:Buckel, C.
Date:2013
Title:Asian Tiger Shrimp Tissue Repository 2012 (GA Samples).
CommentsAsian Tiger Shrimp Tissue Repository sample number(s) = GA120918011, GA120918012
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected2
Size202mm 73.1g, 215mm 86.4g
Number of Females0

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