Biology:Acetes japonicus

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Short description: Asian prawn species

Acetes japonicus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Dendrobranchiata
Family: Sergestidae
Genus: Acetes
Species:
A. japonicus
Binomial name
Acetes japonicus
Kishinouye, 1905
Synonyms[1]
  • Acetes cochinensis Rao, 1970
  • Hansen, 1919 Acetes dispar
Global capture production of Akiami paste shrimp (Acetes japonicus) in thousand tonnes from 1950 to 2022, as reported by the FAO[2]

Acetes japonicus is a prawn species from the family Sergestidae.[1] It occurs in the western Pacific Ocean and northern Indian Ocean, between Arabian Sea and the Yellow Sea.[3] It is the species of wild shrimp or prawn with the highest reported annual catch, 402 thousand tonnes in 2019, fished by China and South Korea.[4]

Bottle of Acetes japonicus sold in Japan

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4478218 entry