Penaeus monodon
Penaeus monodon
(giant tiger prawn)
Crustaceans-Shrimp
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23 results for Penaeus monodon (giant tiger prawn)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
284523 NCBrunswickAtlantic Ocean at Frying Pan Shoals2011 03020302 New Riverestablished
279044 NCNew HanoverAtlantic Ocean just off Masonboro Inlet2011 03020302 New Riverestablished
279042 NCNew HanoverAtlantic Ocean just off Masonboro Inlet2011 03020302 New Riverestablished
279043 NCNew HanoverAtlantic Ocean just off Masonboro Inlet2011 03020302 New Riverestablished
284671 NCNew HanoverAtlantic Ocean off of Figure Eight Island2011 03020302 New Riverestablished
279842 NCNew HanoverAtlantic Ocean, off Carolina Beach Inlet2009 03020302 New Riverestablished
284508 NCNew HanoverMasonboro Inlet2011 03020302 New Riverestablished
284509 NCNew HanoverMasonboro Inlet2011 03020302 New Riverestablished
284511 NCNew HanoverMasonboro Inlet2011 03020302 New Riverestablished
284507 NCNew HanoverMasonboro Inlet2011 03020302 New Riverestablished
1884137 NCNew HanoverWrightsville Beach Sea Buoy2025 03020302 New River 
1241501 NCOnslowAlligator bay, NE of North Topsail Beach2015 03020302 New Riverestablished
284598 NCOnslowAtlantic Ocean between Browns Inlet and Topsail Inlet2011 03020302 New Riverestablished
284670 NCOnslowAtlantic Ocean between Browns Inlet and Topsail Inlet2011 03020302 New Riverestablished
291390 NCOnslowAtlantic Ocean, ½ mile off beach between Sea Haven Beach and New River Inlet, off Alligator Bay2012 03020302 New Riverestablished
284483 NCOnslowInter Coastal Waterway Marker 76 in Onslow County2010 03020302 New Riverestablished
279045 NCOnslowNew River at Jacksonville, New River Marine Corps Air Station2011 03020302 New Riverestablished
256859 NCOnslowNew River off Grays Point2008 03020302 New Riverestablished
255602 NCOnslowNew River off Grays Point2008 03020302 New Riverestablished
275134 NCOnslowNew River off Grays Point2010 03020302 New Riverestablished
1523011 NCOnslowSneads Ferry, NC 284602018 03020302 New Riverestablished
279844 NCPenderAtlantic Ocean, 0.5 mi off Topsail2009 03020302 New Riverestablished
284482 NCPenderAtlantic Ocean, Intracoastal Waterway at Watts Landing2010 03020302 New Riverestablished

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [1/21/2026].

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