Farfantepenaeus aztecus is a species of marine penaeid shrimps found around the east coast of the US and Mexico. They are an important commercial species in the US. The FAO refers to them as the northern brown shrimp; other common names, used in the US, are brown shrimp, golden shrimp, red shrimp or redtail shrimp.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Northern brown shrimp being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Penaeus setiferus
- Penaeus duorarum
- Penaeus latisulcatus
- Penaeus monodon
- Palaemon varians
- Penaeus kerathurus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Penaeidae
- Genus
- Penaeus
- Species
- Penaeus aztecus
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