Sungta

Name : Penaeus semisulcatus

Class : Malacostraca

Order : Decapoda

Family : Penaeidae

Description :

Carapace and body are brown with an occassional greenish patch on the carapace, The abdomen is banded with brownish grey and pale yellow transverse bands, while the antennae are banded brown and yellow, The rostrum has 7 or 8 dorsal teeth and 3 ventral teeth,

Size

Maximum length: 14.2 cm (TL), common length: 8-12 cm (TL)

Diet

Feeds on algae, benthic detritus and small crustaceans.

Utilization

Consumed in fresh, frozen and dried form. It is frozen and exported

Gears

Trawl, gillnet