Specimen Information

Penaeus monodon
Penaeus monodon
(Asian tiger shrimp)
Crustaceans-Shrimp
Exotic

Specimen ID1545200
GroupCrustaceans-Shrimp
GenusPenaeus
Speciesmonodon
Common NameAsian tiger shrimp
StateFL
CountyMiami-Dade
Locality[Locality description not provided]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameFlorida Southeast Coast
HUC8 Number03090206
HUC10 NameCoral Gables
HUC10 Number0309020616
HUC12 NameLower Princeton Canal
HUC12 Number030902061604
Map
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Collection Day22
Collection Month11
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | escaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:33016
Author:Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Date:2019
Title:Tiger Prawns in FWC nonnative database
Publisher:Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Reference 2
Ref. Number:32208
Author:Zink, I.C., T.L. Jackson, and J.A. Browder
Date:2018
Title:A note on the occurrence of non-native tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798) in Biscayne Bay, FL, USA and review of south Florida sighting and species identification
Journal:BioInvasions Records
Volume:7
Issue:3
Pages:297-302
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine-Brackish


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/3/2024].

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