AquaLife Product introduction of Kuruma-ebi King Prawn

KURUMA PRAWN

AquaLife's Jebel Ali production facility shall exclusively produce Kuruma Prawns, with the following characteristics:

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) approved names are:

Latin		Penaeus japonica (also the scientific name)
Japanese		Kuruma-ebi
English		Kuruma prawn
French		Crevette Kuruma
Spanish		Cameron Kuruma

IMAGE OF THE Kuruma-ebi Prawn.

Kuruma-ebi - King Prwn - Kuruma Prawn - Crevette Kuruma - Cameron Kuruma - a loved "kid" has many names!

Description
Kuruma prawns are a hardly adaptable variety of shrimp. Kuruma, due to their toughness, was among the first shrimp species to be cultured. They are also referred to as prawns because of their large size. Kurumas are chiefly consumed by the Japanese who use them in, among other things, a dish called dancing shrimp, in which the shrimps are served alive on a pile of steaming rice on which they appear to be dancing.

Size:	The Kuruma prawn grows to 225mm, occasionally to 300mm
Market definition:	Colossal
Market size:	120mm to 150mm / King size / U 20
Market numbers per kilogram:	25 - 30 prawns
Eggs-knock-out per breeding female:	Approximately 400,000 eggs
Major exporting countries:	Wilde Stock - Japan, Taiwan, China, Korea, Philippines
	Cultured Stock - China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Australia
Major importers:	Japan, United States, Europe

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