Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID279857
GroupCrustaceans-Shrimp
GenusPenaeus
Speciesmonodon
Common NameAsian tiger shrimp
StateGA
CountyChatham
LocalityAtlantic Ocean, off Ossabaw Island
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameOgeechee Coastal
HUC8 Number03060204
Map
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Collection Day31
Collection Month8
Collection Year1988
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusfailed
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 Unpublished manuscript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
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected2


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