Sungta

Name : Parapenaeopsis hardwickii

Class : Malacostraca

Order : Decapoda

Family : Penaeidae

Description :

Rostrum armed with 8 to 10 dorsal teeth; epigastric tooth small; post rostral crest almost reaching posterior margin of carapace, grooved in females; telson armed with 3 to 5 pairs of small mobile spines; antennular flagella at least 0.6 times the length of the carapace; grey in colour with a touch of pink; uropod and telson grey or pink, each with a dark grey median longitudinal stripe.

Size

Maximum length: 12.3 cm (TL), common length: 6-10 cm (TL)

Diet

Feeds on benthic detritus, worms and small crustaceans

Utilization

Marketed locally and exported as fresh, frozen and as value added products

Gears

Trawl, gillnet, cast net, drag net