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Whiteleg shrimp


  • URI(s)

  • Variants

    • Langostino
    • Litopenaeus vannamei
    • Pacific white shrimp
    • Penaeus vannamei
    • West Coast white shrimp
    • Western white shrimp
    • White shrimp
  • Broader Terms

  • Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

  • Sources

    • found: Work cat.: Introductions and movement of two penaeid shrimp species in Asia and the Pacific, 2005:p. iii (Penaeus vannamei)
    • found: ITIS, Apr. 18, 2006(Litopenaeus vannamei, whiteleg shrimp. Synonym: Penaeus vannamei)
    • found: Electr. reprod./Holthuis, L.B. Shrimps and prawns of the world, 1980:p. 46 (Penaeus (litopenaeus) vannamei. FAO Name: Whiteleg shrimp. Local names: White shrimp (Mexico; this name is used in several countries, like Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru for all species of Litopenaeus), Langostino (Peru; a name used for all species of Litopenaeus))
    • found: The seafood list, via WWW, Apr. 19, 2006(Penaeus vannamei. Market name: Shrimp. Common name: Whiteleg Shrimp)
    • found: List of Canadian acceptable common names for fish and seafood, via WWW, Apr. 19, 2006(Scientific names: Penaeus seriferus, Penaeus vannamei. English: Shrimp, Prawn, Whiteleg Shrimp, Pacific White Shrimp)
    • found: Farmed species, via Shrimp news international WWW site, Apr. 19, 2006(Western White Shrimp (Penaeus vannamei))
    • found: Non-native aquatic species in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic regions, via WWW, Apr. 19, 2006(Scientific Name: Litopenaeus vannamei. Other scientific names appearing in the literature of this species: Penaeus vannamei. Common Name: West Coast white shrimp, Camaron blanco, Langostino. F.A.O. name: Whiteleg shrimp)
  • LC Classification

    • SH380.64.W45 (Culture) -- Assigner: DLC
  • Instance Of

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  • Change Notes

    • 2006-08-31: new
    • 2011-07-18: revised
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