Whiteleg shrimp
(Redirected from Litopenaeus vannamei)
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| Litopenaeus vannamei | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Litopenaeus vannamei Boone, 1931 |
Whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei), also known as Pacific white shrimp, are a variety of prawn (not shrimp) of the eastern Pacific Ocean commonly caught or farmed for food.
Categories: Invertebrate stubs | Crustaceans