Whiteleg shrimp
| Whiteleg shrimp | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
| Family: | Penaeidae |
| Genus: | Litopenaeus |
| Species: | L. vannamei |
| Binomial name | |
| Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Penaeus vannamei Boone, 1931 | |
Whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei, synonym Penaeus vannamei), also known as Pacific white shrimp or King prawn, is a species of prawn of the eastern Pacific Ocean commonly caught or farmed for food.