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| | Synonyms
| | | | Cancer (Gamarellus) setiferus Herbst, 1793 | | | Astacus setiferus Olivier, 1791 | | | Palaemon setiferus Olivier, 1811 | | | Penaeus orbignyanus Latreille, 1817 | | | Penaeus fluviatilis Say, 1818 | | | Penaeus setifer Agassiz, 1849 | | | Penaeus gracilirostris Thallwitz, 1892 | | | Penaeus setifera Cowles, 1930Before 1936 this species and P. schmitti were not distinguished as separate species; therefore several older records of P. setiferus, viz. those of specimens outside the area of the present species, pertain to P. schmitti. | | | Penaeus setiferus , A recent dispute about whether the name P. setiferus or P. fluviatilis is the correct name for the present species, has been settled by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature in favour of the former of these two names. |
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| FAO Names | | En - Northern white shrimp, Fr - Crevette ligubam du Nord, Sp - Camarón blanco norteño. |
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3Alpha Code: PST Taxonomic Code: 2280100122 |
| Scientific Name with Original Description | | | Cancer setiferus Linnaeus, 1767, Syst.Nat., (ed. 12)1:1054, 1055. |
| Geographical Distribution | |
| | Western Atlantic: East coast of U.S.A. from New Jersey to Texas; east coast of Mexico from Tamaulipas to Campeche; especially abundant in the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Habitat and Biology | | | Depth 2 to 90 m.Bottom mud or peat, sometimes with sand or clay. Marine (adults), and estuarine (juveniles). |
| Size | | | Maximum total length 17,5 min (male), 200 mm (female); maximum carapace length 41 mm (male), 60 mm (female). |
| Interest to Fisheries | | The species is fished along the Atlantic coast of U.S.A. from North Carolina to Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico. It is of great economic importance in the United States and Mexico. In 1975 almost 27 000 t were landed in the U.S.A. alone. In Mexico the most important fishery is in the Gulf of Campeche.
The species is mostly frozen and canned and exported all over the world.Culture experiments with this species seem to meet with some success (Bardach et al., 1972:613). The total catch reported for this species to FAO for 1999 was 44 633 t. The countries with the largest catches were USA (44 663 t).
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| Local Names | | | U.S.A. :
White shrimp ,
Grey shrimp ,
Lake shrimp ,
Green shrimp ,
Green-tailed shrimp ,
Bluetailed shrimp ,
Rainbow shrimp ,
Daytona shrimp ,
Southern shrimp . |
| Mexico :
Camarón blanco . |
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Bibliography Lindner & Cook, 1970 Pérez-Farfante, 1969 |
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