FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes Western

942 Shrimps and Prawns
Parapenaeopsis cornuta (Kishinouye, 1900)
En - Coral shrimp; Fr - Crevette corail; Sp - Camarón coral.
Maximum body length 10 cm (females) and 8.5 cm (males), commonly between 5 and 8 cm.
Generally inhabits river mouths and estuaries, but sometimes found at sea to depths of about 40 m,
on bottom of sandy-mud or mud. Caught by trawls, seines, stake nets, and artisanal gear. Reported
to be found occasionally in large quantities in Thailand and the Philippines. However, as this species
can be easily confused with Parapenaeopsis maxillipedo, its abundance in the area remains
uncertain. Indo-West Pacific from the western coast of India to Japan and northern Australia.
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Parapenaeopsis coromandelica Alcock, 1906
distolateral
projection of
petasma
(lateral view)
thelycum
petasma (ventral view)
(after Motoh and Buri, 1984)
En - Coromandel shrimp; Fr - Crevette coromandel; Sp - Camarón coromandel.
Maximum body length about 12 cm (males and females). Found in shallow waters to a depth of
about 11 m, mainly on mud. Caught mainly by seine nets and shrimp gill nets, also by artisanal gear.
Probably not very common in the Western Central Pacific, although reported to be moderately
abundant at the northwestern coast of Malaysia and along the western coast of Thailand. Indo-West
Pacific from southern India to the Gulf of Thailand, Indonesian Archipelago, and Borneo.
anterior plate
posterior plates
thelycum
distolateral projections
petasma (ventral view)