CAMARÓN / SHRIMP
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Litopenaeus Vannamei
Vernacular names:
Es/Sp: Camarón Patiblano
Fr/Fr: Crevette pattes blanches
In/En: Whiteleg Shimp
Tradenames:Shrimp, Camarón.
Characteristics: Rostral formula 8-9/12. Of greater commercial importance due to its adaptation to cultivation
Distribution in Ecuador: From Esmeraldas to Puerto Bolivar.
type of fishing: artisan and industrial.
habitat and biology: Product of aquaculture, littoral cultivation areas or Coast of Ecuador. (Pools from the provinces of El Oro, Guyas, Manabí, Esmeraldas, FAO Zone 03, or of marine origin. Pacific Ocean zone FA O87.
Size:maximum size 23 cm, with a maximum Cl of 9 cm. (LF).