Deep-Water Rose Shrimp
Parapenaeus longirostris (Lucas, 1846)
Names
| English | Deep-Water Rose Shrimp |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Roze diepzeegarnaal |
| Spanish | — |
| Chinese | — |
| Sranan Tongo | krabu (general name for the group) |
| Scientific name | Parapenaeus longirostris (Lucas, 1846) |
About this species
Parapenaeus longirostris, the deep-water rose shrimp or deep-water pink shrimp, is a species of large decapod crustacean found in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It lives on the sandy bottoms between depths of 20 to 700 meters, although it is most common between 70 and 400 m. Juveniles are found at around 100 meters, while larger specimens are almost always found in water deeper than 350 m.
P. longirostris feeds on a variety of prey including fish, crustaceans, polychaetes, bivalves, echinoderms and foraminifers.
The shrimp is an interest to fisheries, making it an important commercial species for trawlers in the Mediterranean.
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La gamba blanca o gamba de altura (Parapenaeus longirostris) es una especie de crustáceo decápodo de la familia Penaeidae que tiene generalmente su hábitat en el Atlántico, en la zona del Golfo de Cádiz, concretamente en la costa de la Provincia de Huelva. La gamba blanca de Huelva es conocida y valorada a nivel nacional e internacional por su alta calidad y forma de capturas con escasas horas, de esa obtención nace una calidad denominada “Gambas de Huelva”.
Para identificar correctamente la gamba blanca, y su procedencia, debemos de fijarnos o solicitar su etiquetado en origen, de esta forma sabremos si la gamba es nacional y fresca.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Penaeidae |
| Genus | Parapenaeus |
