For the spotted shrimp and the nine-section shrimp, they are often mistaken because of the knots on the appearance. So, is the spotted shrimp a nine-knotted shrimp? What is the difference between prawn and shrimp?
Is it a nine-section shrimp? Nine-knotted shrimp is mostly found in the southern region of Fujian, especially one of the seafood that Guangdong people love to eat. Its real body is tabby shrimp. Let's take a look at the difference between the spotted shrimp and the nine-section shrimp.
Is the pentaker shrimp a nine-section shrimp:
No.
Pentaker shrimp
Commonly known as: black tiger shrimp, ghost shrimp, grass shrimp, flower shrimp, beef shrimp. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is commonly known as the Giant Tiger Shrimp
Latin name: penaeus (penaeus) monodon fabricius
[Local name] grass shrimp, flower shrimp, cattle shrimp. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is commonly known as the great tiger shrimp.
Nine-knotted shrimp is mostly found in the southern region of Fujian, especially one of the seafood that Guangdong people love to eat. Its real body is tabby shrimp.
Arthrodon origin and season:
It is widely distributed from southern Japan, South Korea, China's coast, the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, Thailand, India to the eastern coast of Africa. China's coastal areas have two spawning periods every year, from February to April and from August to November.
The difference between prawns and shrimp:
Carefully distinguish which is the nine-section shrimp and which is the short-legged nine-section shrimp. Because the nine-section shrimp and the short-legged nine-section shrimp are "about the same size", but the nine-section shrimp is green in color and the feet are long; The short-legged nine-section shrimp is reddish in color, with more obvious red markings on the body and short feet. After cooking, the color of the nine-section shrimp is lighter, and it is not as bright and beautiful as the short-legged nine-section shrimp. In terms of taste, the nine-section shrimp is more tender than the short-legged nine-section shrimp. Therefore, in terms of price, it is natural that the nine-section shrimp is more expensive than the short-legged nine-section shrimp.
The body of the pentaphylla is covered with a blue-brown transverse stripe pattern , and the tip of the tail is bright blue. The frontal angle is slightly curved and arched, with 8-10 teeth on the upper edge and 1-2 teeth on the lower edge. The first antennal whip is very short , shorter than 1/2 of the cephalothorax. The first pair of stepping feet have no seat node spines, the male shrimp junction has a very large protrusion at the tip of the middle leaf, and the female junction is oblong cylindrical. Mature shrimp are larger than males.