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Common Name: Asian tiger shrimp
Taxonomy: available through 
Identification: Black and white banding on the tail.
Size: 26.5 cm; 150 g
Native Range:
Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Australia (McCann et al. 1996). Map
Nonindigenous Occurrences:
There was an escaped from a mariculture facility in Bluffton, South Carolina in 1988. Approximately 1,000 adults were later recaptured as far south as Cape Canaveral, Florida (McCann et al. 1996).
In September 2006, a single adult male was captured by a commercial shrimp fisherman in Mississippi Sound near Dauphin Island, Alabama (L. Hartman, pers. comm.).
In August 2007, a single adult was caught in Vermilion Bay, Louisiana (H. Blanchet, pers. comm.). Several individuals were caught off the coast of North Carolina in the summer of 2007 (T. Moore, pers. comm.).
In 2008, twelve individuals were caught. Two of Alabama, two off South Carolina, one off Florida, and 7 off North Carolina.
Ecology: This species can survive in salinities of 3-35 ppt and at temperatures of 25-33 degrees C (McCann et al. 1996).
Means of Introduction: Escape from aquaculture facilities. It is speculated that the individual captured off Alabama may have escaped a nearby aquaculture facility during floods from Hurricane Katrina or Rita the previous year.
Status: Reported from South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and North Carolina.
Impact of Introduction: Unknown. However, aquacultured shrimp could present a disease threat to wild stocks.
Remarks: It is not known whether the increased occurrences in North Carolina are from more individuals or are due to better reporting because of increased outreach efforts to shrimpers.
References
McCann, James A., Lori N. Arkin, and James D. Williams. 1996. Nonindigenous aquatic and selected terrestrial species of Florida.U. of Florida, Center for Aquatic Plants. http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/mctitle.html.
Other Resources:
Penaeus monodon (jumbo tiger prawn) (Gulf of Mexico Program)
Penaeus monodon - Fisheries Global Information System
Shrimp Library
Author: Pam Fuller
Revision Date: 11/17/2008 Citation for this information:
Pam Fuller. 2009. Penaeus monodon. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=1209> Revision Date: 11/17/2008
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