Penaeus monodon
Penaeus monodon
(giant tiger prawn)
Crustaceans-Shrimp
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13 results for Penaeus monodon (giant tiger prawn)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
1657351 MSHarrisonBetween Pass Christian and Cat Island2020 03170009 Mississippi Coastalestablished
1740172 MSHarrisonMississippi Sound, Gulfport, MS2020 03170009 Mississippi Coastal 
1651386 MSJackson0.75 miles South of Pascagoula City Park Pier2020 03170009 Mississippi Coastalestablished
1657405 NCBrunswickBuzzard Bay2020 03030005 Lower Cape Fearestablished
1652428 NCCarteret[Atlantic, North Carolina]2020 03020105 Pamlico Soundestablished
1652429 NCCarteret[Atlantic, North Carolina]2020 03020105 Pamlico Soundestablished
1652430 NCCarteret[Atlantic, North Carolina]2020 03020105 Pamlico Soundestablished
1655212 NCOnslowoff shore of Bear Island, NC2020 03020301 White Oak Riverestablished
1740184 SCBeaufortCalibogue Sound off Melrose on the Beach, SC2020 03060110 Calibogue Sound-Wright River 
1740173 SCBerkeleyCooper River off Grove Creek, Charleston, SC2020 03050201 Cooper 
1740176 SCBerkeleyYellow House Creek off Beech Hill Dr, Cooper River, SC2020 03050201 Cooper 
1740181 SCCharlestonHorlbeck Creek off Palmetto Islands County Park, SC2020 03050201 Cooper 
1740182 SCHorryMurrells Inlet off Garden City Beach, SC2020 03040208 Coastal Carolina 

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [2/23/2026].

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