Penaeus monodon
Penaeus monodon, the giant tiger prawn, is a large penaeid shrimp native to the Indo-Pacific. It is widely harvested and farmed for food.
Penaeidae: Penaeidae is a family of marine shrimp that includes many commercially important species. This family contains the giant tiger prawn and defines its taxonomic group.
Shrimp farming: Shrimp farming is the commercial rearing of shrimp in ponds, tanks, or other managed systems. Most farmed giant tiger prawns are produced through this form of aquaculture.
Whiteleg shrimp: Whiteleg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, is a Pacific-origin penaeid shrimp widely farmed worldwide. It is the leading farmed alternative to tiger prawn in many markets.
White spot syndrome: White spot syndrome is a rapidly spreading viral disease that causes high mortality in cultured shrimp. Outbreaks have caused severe losses in tiger prawn farms.
Decapoda: Decapoda is an order of crustaceans with five pairs of walking legs, including shrimp, crabs, and lobsters. The giant tiger prawn belongs to this crustacean order.
Aquaculture: Aquaculture is the cultivation of aquatic organisms under managed conditions. Tiger prawn farming is one branch of this broader food-production practice.
Kuruma prawn: Kuruma prawn, Marsupenaeus japonicus, is a penaeid shrimp native to the Indo-West Pacific. It is another high-value penaeid, but generally smaller and less dominant in global farming.
Taura syndrome: Taura syndrome is a viral disease of penaeid shrimp that can cause substantial farm mortality. It is among the diseases that complicate penaeid shrimp production.
Crustacean: Crustaceans are arthropods with hard exoskeletons, jointed limbs, and typically two pairs of antennae. Its exoskeleton and jointed appendages are defining crustacean traits.
Black tiger shrimp aquaculture: Black tiger shrimp aquaculture is the hatchery and grow-out production of Penaeus monodon. This industry specifically raises the species for food markets.