Discovering ❘ SPECIES' BACKGROUND KURUMA PRAWN ❘ Penaeus FR: Crevette japonaise S: Kuruma Camaroon I: Gambero asiatico P: Camarao-japones or Marsupenaeus japonicus DR Knowing more about } CHARACTERISTICS This prawn of the Penaeidae family displays several transverse brown stripes on its shell while two thin blue stripes line the end of the tail. Its rostrum shows 8 to 10 dorsal spines. } WORTH NOTING This tropical species arrived in the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal. It has become acclimatized to the Atlantic marshes where prawn farming was set up in 2007. It is sold under various names: Kuruma prawn, Japanese or imperial prawn. } HABITS In the wild, the adult lives on sea floors of fine sand or sandy-muddy down to 90 m. Pelagic larvae grow in coastal areas. Over a period of six months, the females can reach 40 g. At sea, the adult feeds on small molluscs, but on crustaceans and insect larvae in marshes. } FISHING TECHNIQUES Sometimes caught by trawl fishing in the Mediterranean. Low density breeding in artificial basins associated with oysters from the Atlantic coast. The first trials started in 1967 and a small French industry is present today in the Charente region. On the market } NUTRITIONAL VALUES (100 g) Calories: 95 kcal Protein: 19.5 g Lipids: 1.5 g } OUTPUT IN TAIL 55 % } SEASON Harvested from late July to late October. } PRESENTATION Only sold alive in France } GRADING 20 to 40 g } SIZE Average: 15 to 17 cm Maximum: 19 to 22.5 cm Major producers: Japan, Korea, Taiwan, France. All the species on pdm-seafoodmag.com ❘ 168 ❘ PRODUITS DE LA MER N°181 AVRIL 2018http://www.pdm-seafoodmag.com