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LITOPENAEUS VANNAMEI [1 record]

Record 1 2021-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

[A penaeid] prawn [that is] native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, from the Mexican state of Sonora to as far south as northern Peru.

Key term(s)
  • white leg shrimp

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

[Crevette pénéide] originaire de la côte Est du Pacifique de l'Amérique latine, du Mexique jusqu'au Pérou.

Spanish

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