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''Farfantepenaeus duorarum'' is a species of marine
''NOAA FishWatch''. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
penaeid shrimp
Penaeidae is a family of marine crustaceans in the suborder Dendrobranchiata, which are often referred to as penaeid shrimp or penaeid prawns. The Penaeidae contain many species of economic importance, such as the tiger prawn, whiteleg shrimp, ...
found around Bermuda
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, along the east coast of the United States
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and in the Gulf of Mexico
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. They are a significant commercial species in the United States and Cuba
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Distribution
''Farfantepenaeus duorarum'' are found in the Atlantic around Bermuda, along the coast of the United States fromMassachusetts
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to Texas
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, and along the Mexican coast from Tamaulipas
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to Campeche
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. They live at depths of , exceptionally to , with highest densities at , on compacted mud, silt or sandy bottoms, or amongst shells. Juveniles are found in marine or estuarine waters, while adults are marine.
Description
Females grow up to long, and males long.Fishery
Taxonomy
''Farfantepenaeus duorarum'' was first described byMartin Burkenroad
Martin David Burkenroad (March 20, 1910 – January 12, 1986) was an American marine biologist. He specialized in decapod crustaceans and fisheries science.
Biography
Burkenroad was born in New Orleans in 1910 as the only child of coffee import ...
in 1939, under the name ''Penaeus duorarum''. It was transferred to ''Farfantepenaeus
''Farfantepenaeus'' is a genus of prawns in the family Penaeidae. Its eight species were formerly included in the genus ''Penaeus''. It was first published as a genus name in 1972 by Rudolf N. Burukovsky, but without the necessary designation o ...
'' when that new genus was erected by Rudolf N. Burukovsky in 1997. The FAO's preferred name for the species is ''northern pink shrimp''; other common name
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s, used in the USA, are pink shrimp, spotted shrimp, pink-spotted shrimp, brown-spotted shrimp, grooved shrimp, green shrimp, pink night shrimp, red shrimp, hopper, skipper, pushed shrimp and bait shrimp.Pink shrimp''NOAA FishWatch''. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
Notes
Further reading
* Holthuis L. B. (1980) ''Shrimps and Prawns of the World. An Annotated Catalogue of Species of Interest to Fisheries'', FAO Fisheries Synopsis No.125, Volume 1. {{Taxonbar, from=Q5435074 Penaeidae Crustaceans of the Atlantic Ocean Crustaceans described in 1939