Specimen Information

Litopenaeus vannamei
Litopenaeus vannamei
(whiteleg shrimp)
Crustaceans-Shrimp
Exotic

Specimen ID4511
GroupCrustaceans-Shrimp
GenusLitopenaeus
Speciesvannamei
Common Namewhiteleg shrimp
StateHI
Localitynon-specific marine location
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameHawaii
HUC8 Number32515200
Map
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Collection Year1994
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1420
Author:Eldredge, L.G.
Date:1994
Title:Perspectives in Aquatic Exotic Species Management in the Pacific Islands. Vol. I. Introductions of commercially significant aquatic organisms to the Pacific Islands.
Publisher:South Pacific Commission, Noumea, New Caledonia.
Volume:1
Pages:127 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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