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''Farfantepenaeus aztecus'' is a species of marine
''NOAA FishWatch''. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
In the United States, of ''F. aztecus'' were landed in 2010, more than half of which was from the state of
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, ...
s found around the east coast of the US and Mexico. They are an important commercial species in the US. The FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)french: link=no, Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; it, Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'Alimentazione e l'Agricoltura is an intern ...
refers to them as the northern brown shrimp; other common name
In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often contrast ...
s, used in the US, are ''brown shrimp'', ''golden shrimp'', ''red shrimp'' or ''redtail shrimp''.Brown shrimp''NOAA FishWatch''. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
Distribution
''Farfantepenaeus aztecus'' are found along the US Atlantic coast from Massachusetts to Texas, and along the Atlantic coast of Mexico from Tamaulipas to Campeche. They live at depths of , with highest densities at , on muddy, peat, sandy or clay bottoms, or amongst broken shells. Juveniles are found in marine or estuarine waters, while adults are marine. This species has now been confirmed to occur in the Mediterranean, probably introduced in ship's ballast water, where it seems to be spreading and may threaten stocks of the native ''Melicertus kerathurus
''Melicertus kerathurus'', the striped prawn or caramote prawn is a species of tiger prawn from the family Penaeidae which occurs in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea which is an important species in commercial fisheries. It is the type ...
''. In the southern coast of Sicily (central Mediterranean Sea), the species appears well established.
Description
Females reach a total length of and males .Fishery
In the United States, of ''F. aztecus'' were landed in 2010, more than half of which was from the state of Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
.
Taxonomy
''Farfantepenaeus aztecus'' was first described by J. E. Ives in an 1891 paper in the ''Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
The ''Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, formerly the Academ ...
'', as a variety of "''Penæus brasiliensis''" (now ''Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis
''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 of ...
''). The type locality was Veracruz
Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...
, on the Mexico's Gulf coast . He distinguished the new variety on the basis of the extreme lengths of the antennal flagellum, which is 7–10× longer than the length of the carapace. "''P. aztecus''" was later treated as a full species, and when he erected the subgenus ''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 ...
'', Rudolf Burukovsky included "''P. aztecus''" among the species included in that subgenus. ''Farfantepenaeus'' was later raised to the rank of genus by Isabel Pérez Farfante
Isabel Pérez Farfante (July 24, 1916 – August 20, 2009) was a Cuban-born carcinologist. She was the first Cuban woman to receive her Ph.D. from an Ivy League school. She returned to Cuba from the United States only to be blacklisted by Fidel ...
and Brian Kensley
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It is possible that the name is derived from an Old Celtic word mea ...
, giving the species its current name of ''Farfantepenaeus aztecus''.
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