French: Crevette, Japanese: Ebi, Spanish: Camaron
Gear Used: Trawl net
Peak Season: July to October
Distribution: West and East coasts of India
Areas of abundance: Kerala and Karnataka coasts
Production method: Scientific farming
Production areas: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & Andhra
Pradesh
Group Name - Butter Fishes
Trade Name: Brown shrimp
Scientific Name: Metapenaeus monoceros
French: Crevette, Japanese: Ebi
Spanish: Camaron, Gear Used: Trawl net
Peak Season: November to May
Distribution: West and East coasts of India
Areas of abundance: Coasts of Andhra pradesh and Orissa
Trade Name: Kiddi prawn
Scientific Name: Parapenaeopsis stylifera
French: Crevette, Japanese: Ebi
Spanish: Camaron, Gear Used: Trawl net
Peak Season: May to October
Distribution: Throughout the west coast and certain parts of
East coast
Areas of abundance: West coast
Trade Name: Pacific White Leg Shrimp
Scientific Name: Litopenaeus vannamei
French: Crevette pattes blanches
Japanese: vannamei, Spanish: Camaron pattblaco
Trade name: Silver pomfret
Scientific Name: Pampus argenteus
French: Castagnole, Japanese: Managatsuo
Spanish: Pampano
Gear used: Gill net, Dol net and Trawl net
Peak season: September to January
Distribution: Middle-West and North-East coasts of India
Areas of abundance: Maharashtra, Gujarat and Orissa coasts
Trade Name: Chinese pomfret
Scientific Name: Pampus chinensis
French: Castagnole, Japanese: Managatsuo
Spanish: pampano, Gear used: Gill net and Dol net
Peak season: August to December and March
Distribution: East and West coasts of India
Areas of abundance: Maharashtra and Gujarat coasts
Trade Name: Black pomfret
Scientific Name: Formio niger
French: Castagnole, Japanese: managatsuo
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