Asian tiger shrimp

Penaeus (Penaeus) monodon

Crustaceans
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–265 m
Water temperature18–30 °C
Best monthsAugust, September, and October
How commonOccasional

All species

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 72 records
February: 134 records
March: 181 records
April: 113 records
May: 126 records
June: 147 records
July: 160 records
August: 229 records
September: 351 records
October: 270 records
November: 144 records
December: 144 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–265 m · Deepest record: 287 m

0–10 m: 8 records
10–20 m: 5 records
20–30 m: 3 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–30 °C

18–20 °C: 6 records
20–22 °C: 35 records
22–24 °C: 147 records
24–26 °C: 11 records
26–28 °C: 621 records
28–30 °C: 18 records

Names and classification

English: Asian tiger shrimp, black tiger prawn, Black Tiger Shrimp, giant tiger prawn, Giant tiger shrimp, Tiger Prawn

Names in 9 more languages

German: Bärengarnele, Bärenschiffskielgarnele, Schiffskielgarnele, schwarze Tigergarnele
Spanish: camarón tigre gigante, Langostino asiático jumbo
Filipino: Sugpo
French: crevette géante tigrée
Indonesian: Udang windu
Japanese: ウシエビ
Korean: 얼룩새우
Thai: กุ้งกุลาดำ
Simplified Chinese: 斑節對蝦, 草對蝦

Other scientific names: Penaeus bubulus, Penaeus caeruleus, Penaeus carinatus, Penaeus durbani, Penaeus manilensis, Penaeus monodon

Similar species

blue-legged king prawn
Penaeus (Oleopenaeus) latisulcatus
Endeavour shrimp
Metapenaeus endeavouri
southern velvet prawn
Metapenaeopsis palmensis
Greasyback shrimp
Metapenaeus ensis
Atypopenaeus compressipes
Atypopenaeus dearmatus

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
3,606 open-data records from 1798 to 2024.
Species data updated October 27, 2026.

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