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Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931), the Pacific Whiteleg Shrimp in River Cauvery


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1 ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 120, India
2 Bangalore Research Centre of ICAR-CIFRI, Hessarghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru 560 089, India
 

The Pacific whiteleg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) is a natural inhabitant of tropical marine waters along the Eastern Pacific coast, from the Gulf of California (Mexico) to Tumber (North of Peru), where the year-round water temperature normally exceeds 20°C (refs 1, 2). Presently, it is the most widely cultured shrimp species all over the world. Its farmed area is expanding mainly due to the availability of specific pathogen-free (SPF) seeds in the international market and its phenomenal success in farming systems due to the ability to tolerate wide salinity ranges (0-45 ppt), fast growth rate, low dietary protein requirement (30-35%), column feeding habit and amenability for crowding and very high stocking densities3,4.
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C. M. Roshith
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 120, India
V. R. Suresh
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 120, India
S. K. Koushlesh
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 120, India
R. K. Manna
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 120, India
S. K. Sharma
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 120, India
S. Sibinamol
Bangalore Research Centre of ICAR-CIFRI, Hessarghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru 560 089, India
Ajoy Saha
Bangalore Research Centre of ICAR-CIFRI, Hessarghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru 560 089, India
R. C. Mandi
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 120, India
M. E. Vijayakumar
Bangalore Research Centre of ICAR-CIFRI, Hessarghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru 560 089, India
A. Roy Chowdhury
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 120, India
B. K. Das
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 120, India

Abstract


The Pacific whiteleg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) is a natural inhabitant of tropical marine waters along the Eastern Pacific coast, from the Gulf of California (Mexico) to Tumber (North of Peru), where the year-round water temperature normally exceeds 20°C (refs 1, 2). Presently, it is the most widely cultured shrimp species all over the world. Its farmed area is expanding mainly due to the availability of specific pathogen-free (SPF) seeds in the international market and its phenomenal success in farming systems due to the ability to tolerate wide salinity ranges (0-45 ppt), fast growth rate, low dietary protein requirement (30-35%), column feeding habit and amenability for crowding and very high stocking densities3,4.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv115%2Fi8%2F1436-1437