Family: Penaeidae Size: It grows to about 230mm (9 inches)

Distribution:
Distributed in the Eastern Pacific from Sonora, Mexico, south to Tumbes in northern Peru, this marine shrimp likes muddy bottoms at depths from the shoreline down to about 72 meters (235 feet).

Comments:
A major commercial species in the Pacific states of the southern Mexico and also important in Guatemala and El Salvador, this species is a prime subject for aquaculture, especially in Ecuador.
It is difficult to distinguish this shrimp commercially from P. stylirostris, the blue shrimp. It has similar appearance and meat quality. Because of its importance in aquaculture, it is becoming extremely well-known in international markets.
Production in Ecuador and in other Central and South American countries has enormously expanded. The species is now a very important factor in world shrimp trade.