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What is the difference between prawns and shrimps?

The shrimp that people usually refer to is the tiger prawn. It has a hard shell with obvious yellow-red stripes, is small in size, tastes crispy and sweet, and has no spines on its forehead (shrimp guns). The appearance of the prawn is similar to that of the tiger prawn, but it is large in size, has spines on its forehead, has hard shrimp meat, and tastes inferior to the shrimp and has no sweetness.

How to distinguish between prawns and shrimps:

1. Prawns

New shrimps are commonly known as Ma shrimps and Jiwei shrimps. Most people call them Jiwei shrimps. Jiwei shrimps are bred in freshwater and cultured in seawater. They are named because of "enclosure culture". Jiwei shrimps look like prawns, but their shells are softer than prawns, and their bodies are not as big as prawns. They are generally the size of a middle finger. The estuary sea area along the coast of Guangdong has a high yield, and they are fat, thin-shelled, and delicious. Juvenile Jiwei shrimps (no more than 6cm) are dark green to dark green, and adult shrimps (more than 6cm) are light brown-yellow, with dense light brown spots on their bodies. Some js in the market use white shrimps (prawns) to impersonate Jiwei shrimps. When choosing, you should pay attention to the color and spots. It is easy to identify.

2. Prawns

An arthropod with a body length of 15-20 cm and a thin, transparent shell. The barbels on the second pair of antennae are very long. The meat is delicious and is one of my country's specialties. It is mainly produced in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Bay. In the past, it was often sold in pairs in the market, so it was called prawns. It is also called prawns.

Penaeid shrimp is a genus of Penaeididae in the superfamily Penaeoidea of ​​the order Decapoda. There are 28 species in the world, 7 species in the Atlantic coast of America, 6 species in the Pacific coast, 14 species in the Indo-West Pacific, 1 species in the Pacific and Mediterranean, and 1 species in West Africa. There are 10 species in China, which live in tropical and subtropical shallow seas. The Penaeid shrimp are large, commonly known as prawns. The adult female is generally 16 to 22 cm long and weighs about 50 to 80 grams. The largest can reach 30 cm and weigh 250 grams. The male is smaller, 13 to 18 cm long and weighs 30 to 50 grams. They are often sold in pairs in northern China, so they are called prawns.

3. The difference between the two:

(1) The appearance of the prawn is similar to that of the tiger prawn, but it is larger, has spines on its forehead, and has hard meat. It tastes worse than the mud shrimp and has no sweetness. Grass shrimp and white shrimp are similar in appearance. Grass shrimp are dark green in color and have a harder skin, while white shrimp are gray in color, larger in size, have thin skin, and no obvious stripes. They are not crispy or sweet. As for sand shrimp, also known as big-headed shrimp, they have thick antennae and a smaller head and tail. They do not look like tiger prawns.

(2) "Jiwei" refers to the cage culture method near the coast. However, the Jiwei shrimp people generally refer to is not white shrimp, but tiger prawn. It has a hard shell with obvious yellow-red stripes, is small in size, tastes crisp and sweet, has no spines on its forehead (shrimp gun), and has a market price of about 100 to 200 yuan. Jiwei shrimp can survive in water temperatures of about 10°C. Due to the restrictions on the growth period and the closure period, the price is generally high from November to April of the following year.

What is the difference between shrimp and prawns?

The mud shrimp is also known as Metapenaeusensis, commonly known as sand shrimp and mud shrimp. It is classified as Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae, and Metapenaeusensis. So what is the difference between mud shrimp and prawns?

What is the difference between mud shrimp and prawns? 1. The difference between the families and genera of large prawns and mud shrimp. Large prawns: Large prawns are marine shrimps belonging to the phylum Arthropoda, class Crustacea, order Decapoda, suborder Natura, family Penaeidae, and genus Penaeus. Mud shrimp: Mud shrimp belongs to the phylum Arthropoda, class Crustacea, order Decapoda, suborder Natura, family Penaeidae, and genus Neopenaeus.

2. The morphological differences between large prawns and mud shrimps. Large prawns: The appearance of large prawns is similar to that of tiger shrimps, with spines on the forehead, long antennae, compound eyes, five pairs of walking legs on the chest, five pairs of walking legs on the abdomen, a straight and curved body, and the shells between the shrimp segments are separated and can be freely extended. Mud shrimps: Mud shrimps have 6 to 9 teeth on the upper edge of the forehead angle, no central groove, the whip on the first antenna is about 1/2 of the cephalothorax, the back of the 1st to 6th abdominal segments has longitudinal ridges, the tail segment has no lateral spines, the first pair of walking legs has seat spines, and the last pair of walking legs has no external limbs.

3. The difference in the origin of large prawns and mud shrimps. Large prawns: Large prawns are mainly distributed in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea in my country. Lushun, Hebei, Shandong Province and the coastal areas of Tianjin are important production areas of large prawns. The fishing season is spring and autumn. Mud shrimps: Mud shrimps are widely distributed in the coastal waters south of Shandong Peninsula in my country. They are also distributed in the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia. The peak spawning period of the coastal areas of my country is from May to August.

4. Nutritional differences between king prawns and mud shrimps. King prawns: King prawns have thick meat, delicious taste, rich in protein, and have the effects of nourishing the kidneys and strengthening yang, nourishing yin and strengthening the stomach, and strengthening the body. They are suitable for a variety of cooking methods. Mud shrimps: Mud shrimps have thin shells, fat bodies, tender and delicious meat, contain more calcium and zinc, and are also a high-quality source of protein. They are suitable for people who are weak or need to recuperate after illness.

This is the end of the introduction about the difference between shrimps and prawns.