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Photo	Names
Illustrations by Chris Van Dusen Images Courtesy of Seafood Business Magazine	Latin: Macrobrachium spp. French: Bouget geant German: Rosenberg-Garnele Spanish: Camaron gigante Russian: Kryevyetka Japanese: Pron

Description

The name prawn applies to over 200 species of fresh water prawn and is often used to describe large shrimp in the United States and shrimp in general in England. All true prawns are members of the Palaemonidae family. Prawns prefer fresh water environs but most of them are tolerant of saltwater. They can grow to lengths over 30 cm (1 ft) however they are harvested at half that size. The tail is the only edible part of the prawn.

Markets	Commercial Aspects
Exporting Countries Culture: United States, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Australia Capture: Malaysia, Australia Primary Consumers Japan, United States, Spain, France, Taiwan, Singapore	-----

Production Trends	Diet/Health Info
-----	Prawns are more perishable than shrimp and they should be kept cold until processing.

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