Field marks
Smooth, translucent body; rostrum with 7–9 upper and 3–5 lower teeth
- Size
- Females up to 20 cm; males smaller
- Habitat
- Coastal muddy sand; long-distance migration, moving south to overwinter
- Distribution
- Mainly the Bohai and Yellow Seas
- Diet
- Omnivorous
- Counted in
- individuals
- Notes
- Formerly Fenneropenaeus chinensis
Habitats
Easily confused with
References
Profile compiled from common references; awaiting expert review.
Same family
Other species in Penaeidae
Observations