Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID279871
GroupCrustaceans-Shrimp
GenusPenaeus
Speciesmonodon
Common NameAsian tiger shrimp
StateGA
CountyGlynn
LocalitySt. Andrew Sound, south end of Jekyll Island
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCumberland-St. Simons
HUC8 Number03070203
HUC10 NameLower Satilla River-Atlantic Ocean
HUC10 Number0307020304
HUC12 NameSaint Andrew Sound-Frontal Atlantic Ocean
HUC12 Number030702030402
Map
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Collection Day2
Collection Month9
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 Unpublished manuscript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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