Litopenaeus vannamei
Litopenaeus vannamei
(whiteleg shrimp)
Crustaceans-Shrimp
Exotic
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11 results for Litopenaeus vannamei (whiteleg shrimp)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
4511 HI non-specific marine location1994 32515200 Hawaiicollected
237346 PRDoradoCanal connecting commercial aquaculture operations to the La Plata River mouth2006 21010005 Eastern Puerto Ricocollected
4501 SC coastal waters1991 32504200 Carolinianfailed
4160 SCCharlestonNorth Edisto River mouth (South of Rockville, SC)1990 03050206 Edisto Riverfailed
4510 SCCharlestonNorth Edisto River, at mouth1986 03050206 Edisto Riverfailed
4505 TX Matagorda Bay1997 12100401 East Matagorda Baycollected
4213 TXCameronGulf of Mexico off Brownsville1989 13090002 Lower Rio Grandefailed
4214 TXCameronGulf of Mexico off Brownsville1990 13090002 Lower Rio Grandefailed
4045 TXCameronLaguna Madre in the area north of the mouth of the Arroyo Colorado, near Arroyo City (approximately 20 miles north of Brownsville, TX.1991 12110208 South Laguna Madrefailed
163764 TXMatagordaPalacios1998 12100401 East Matagorda Baycollected
4301 TXWillacyPort Mansfield, TX, in 42 feet of water1992 12110208 South Laguna Madrefailed

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/21/2024].

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