Table 3.
Lengths and weighst of shrimp from Cau Hai Lagoon, central Vietnam.
| Common Name | Species | Habitat | Number of Sample | Shell Length (cm) |
Shell Width (cm) |
Shell Weight (g/Individual) | Soft Tissue Weight (g/Individual) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greasy-back shrimp | Metapenaeus ensis | Wild | 30 | 8.2 ± 0.3 | 2.0 ± 0.1 | 3.6 ± 0.6 | 2.6 ± 0.4 |
| Green tiger shrimp | Penaeus semisulcatus | Wild | 30 | 10.4 ± 0.7 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 8.2 ± 1.2 | 4.4 ± 1.0 |
| White-leg shrimp | Litopenaeus vannamei | Farmed | 30 | 13.8 ± 0.8 | 3.0 ± 0.1 | 14.4 ± 2.8 | 8.1 ± 0.8 |
| Giant tiger shrimp | Penaeus monodon | Farmed | 30 | 17.1 ± 1.0 | 3.0 ± 0.1 | 32.4 ± 3.1 | 14.9 ± 0.8 |