Shrimp

Trade Name : White prawn
Scientific Name : Penaeus indicus
French : Crevette
Spanish : Camaron
Gear used : Trawl net, cost net, slake net / culine
Peak season : Throughout the year except monsoon season
Distribution : Entire West coast and South?East coast of India
Areas of abundance : Kerala and Karnataka coasts

Trade Name : Tiger prawn
Scientific Name : Penaeus monodon
French : Crevette
Spanish: Camaron
Gear used: Trawl net, cost net, slake net / culine
Peak season: November to May
Distribution: East coast and South -West
Areas of abundance: West Bengal and Orissa coasts

Trade Name  : Deep sea shrimp
Scientific Name : Solenocera sp.
French : Crevette
Spanish : Camaron
Gear used : Trawl net
Peak season : February to May
Distribution : Both the East-West coast
Areas of abundance : South – West coast

Trade Name : Marine shrimp (Karikadi)
Scientific Name : Parapenaeopsis stylifera
French : Crevette
Spanish: Camaron
Gear used: Trawl net
Peak season: May to November
Distribution: Both the coasts but more in South -West coast
Areas of abundance: Kerala and Karnataka coasts

Trade Name : Scampi
Scientific Name : Macrobrachium rosenbergii
French : Crevette D’eau Douce
Gear used: Cast net and other indigenous gear
Peak season: September to November and May to July
Distribution: In fresh and brackish waters along both coasts
Areas of abundance: Lakes of West Bengal, Orissa and Kerala

Trade Name : Sea crab
Scientific Name : Portunus pelagicus
French : Crabe
Spanish: Cangrejo
Gear used: Trawl net, Drag net and Shore seines
Peak season: July to December
Distribution: West and East coasts of India
Areas of abundance: Off the coasts of W. Bengal, Andhra Pradesh,
Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra