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| CATEGORIES ABOUT PENAEUS MONODON | |
| dendrobranchiata | |
| edible crustaceans | |
| indo-pacific crustaceans | |
''Penaeus monodon'' ( Common Name s include ''giant tiger prawn'', ''black tiger prawn'', ''leader prawn'', ''sugpo'' and ''grass prawn'') is a Marine Crustacean that is widely reared for food. The natural distribution is Indo-West-Pacific , ranging from the eastern coast of Africa , the Arabian Peninsula , as far as South-east Asia , and the Sea Of Japan . They can also be found in eastern Australia , and a small number have colonised the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal . Further invasive populations have become established in Hawaii and the Atlantic coast of the USA ( Florida , Georgia and South Carolina ). Both sexes reach approximately 36 Cm long, and females can weigh up to 650 G , making it the world's largest species of prawn. ''P. monodon'' is the most widely cultured prawn species in the world, although it is gradually losing ground to the Whiteleg Shrimp , ''Litopenaeus vannamei''. Over 900,000 Tonne s are consumed annually, two-thirds of it coming from Farming , chiefly in South-east Asia . REFERENCES
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