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Trade Name White prawn
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Scientific Name Penaeus indicus
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French Crevette
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Japanese Ebi
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Gear Used Trawl net, cost net, slake net / culine
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Peak Season Throughout the year except monsoon season
Distribution Entire West coast and South-East coast of India
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Area of abundance Kerala and Karnataka coasts.
Trade Name Marine Shrimp (Karikadi)
Scientific Name Parapenaeopsis stylifera
French Crevette
Japanese Ebi
Spanish Camaron
Gear Used Trawl net
Peak Season May to September
Distribution Both the coasts but more in South-West coast
Areas of abundance Kerala and Karnataka coasts.
Trade Name King prawn
Scientific Name Metapenaeus affinis
French Crevette
Japanese Ebi
Spanish Camaron
Gear Used Trawl net
Peak Season November to May
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Distribution Throughout the West coast and certain parts of East coast
Areas of abundance Maharashtra and Kerala coasts
Trade Name
Brown prawn
Scientific Name
Metapenaeus monoceros
French
Crevette
Japanese
Ebi
Spanish
Camaron
Gear Used
Trawl net
Peak Season
November to May
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Distribution
West and East coasts of India
Areas of abundance
Coasts of Andra Pradesh and Orissa
Trade Name Pink prawn
Scientific Name Metapenaeus dobsoni
French Crevette
Japanese Ebi
Spanish Camaron
Gear Used Trawl net & slake net
Peak Season July to October
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Distribution West and East coasts of India
Areas of abundance Kerala and Karnataka coasts.
Trade Name Flower prawn
Scientific Name Penaeus semisulcatus
French Crevette
Japanese Ebi
Spanish Camaron
Gear Used Trawl net
Peak Season October to February
Distribution East and West coast of India
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Areas of abundance
Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & Gujarat.
Trade Name
Tiger prawn
Scientific Name
Penaeus monodon
French
Crevette
Japanese
Ebi
Spanish
Camaron
Gear Used
Trawl net, cost net, slake net / culine
Peak Season
November to May
Distribution
East coast and South-West coast in India
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Areas of abundance
West Bengal and Orissa coasts
Trade Name Jawala
Scientific Name Acetes indicus
French  
Japanese  
Spanish  
Gear Used Dol net
Peak Season September to March
Distribution North-West and North-East coasts of India
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Areas of abundance Maharashtra, Gujarat, and coasts of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Trade Name Scampi
Scientific Name Macrobrachium rosenbergii
French Crevette D'eau Douce
Japanese  
Spanish  
Gear Used Cast net and other indigenous gear
Peak Season September to November and May to July
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Distribution In fresh and brackish waters along both coasts
Areas of abundance Lakes of West Bengal, Orissa and Kerala
Trade Name Deep sea shrimp
Scientific Name Solenocera sp.
French Crevette
Japanese Ebi
Spanish Camaron
Gear Used Trawl net
Peak Season February to May
Distribution Both the East-West coast
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Areas of abundance South-West coast