SEA PINK SHRIMP – WILD CAUGHT

White Raw Headless Shell on (Penaeus Indicus, Penaeus Merguiensis): 13/15 to 71/90 pcs/lb

Size Headless Shell on 13/15 to 91/110 pcs/lb  

Size PUD: 100/200 to 500/800 pcs/lb

Sea Pink shrimp (Metapenaeus affinis) shrimp are often referred to as salad shrimp. It is naturally abundant from South of Vietnam, especially in Mekong delta.

The tail of raw Sea pink is much red than Sea White & Vannamei, and the shell of Sea Pink shrimp (Metapenaeus affinis) are translucent.

The common sizes of Sea Pink shrimp (Metapenaeus affinis) are 91/120, 100/200, 200/300, 300/500 as well as. However, sizes 10/20, 21/40, 41/60 are also available in limited quantity.

Sea Pink shrimp (Metapenaeus affinis) shrimp is usually sold peeled, cooked or not and packed in Block Frozen for Japan, EU, etc market.

Sea Pink shrimp (Metapenaeus affinis) shrimp have a very sweet taste, more flavorful. After cooked, the shell is pink, and the meat is an opaque white tinged with pink. The cooked meat is fairly firm.

They are best used in salads, casseroles, quiches and omelets and as a garnish for other seafood. Raw Sea Pink meats can be sautéed with garlic or battered and quickly fried.

Known locally as Sea Pink shrimp (Metapenaeus affinis) shrimp this one loves to stay in brackish waters. Thus you will find him resting in waters of around 5-92 metres depth. Considered to inhabit the Thai of Gulf and East Sea region Sea Pink shrimp (Metapenaeus affinis) shrimp presence goes from the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea to East Sea and Hawaii islands.

At maturity time the length of the Sea Pink shrimp (Metapenaeus affinis) shrimp is estimated to be around 11.9 centimetres. Though in certain cases the length has been seen to reach a maximum level of 22 centimetres. Common average lengths for both males and females are mentioned to be around 17 centimetres at the outset. As mentioned before the species prefers muddy waters and that is where you would find them.

Again it also uses precopulatory courtship ritual to mate and the sperm indirectly enters the female Sea Pink shrimp (Metapenaeus affinis) shrimp. The temperature at which Sea Pink shrimp (Metapenaeus affinis) shrimp can be nurtured is around 24.8-29.1 degree. Prices of the Sea Pink shrimp (Metapenaeus affinis) shrimp are high because it is considered to be one of the most popular shrimp species of that area. Vulnerability is low means that there are limited chances of it being changed into a rare species.