Sungta

Name : Fenneropenaeus indicus

Class : Malacostraca

Order : Malacostraca

Family : Penaeidae

Description :

Carapace hairless. Rostrum slender and long, with 7to 9 teeth on dorsal, and 4 to 6 teeth on ventral margin; blade of rostrum becoming moderately high in large specimens; adrostral crest and groove extending as far as, or just beyond epigastric tooth, the groove shallow; postrostral crest ending distinctly before posterior margin of carapace; gastro-frontal and hepatic crests absent.

Size

Maximum length: 22.4 cm (TL), common 12-16 cm (TL)

Diet

Feeds on benthic detritus, polychaete worms and small crustaceans

Utilization

Marketed fresh, frozen and exported as various

Gears

Trawl, gill net, cast net, drag net