STRUCTURE, CLASSIFICATION OF SHRIMPS, SPECIES USED FOR FISHING IN RUSSIA AND ZONAL FEATURES OF THEIR ECOLOGY

UDC 636.5.087.69
doi: 10.36871/vet.san.hyg.ecol.202201005

Authors

Veronica S. Babunova,
Petr A. Popov,
All-Russian Research Institute of Veterinary Sanitation, Hygiene and Ecology – Branch of Federal Scientific Center – K. I. Skryabin, Ya. R. Kovalenko All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Veterinary Medicine, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract

This review article briefly describes the structure of shrimps and the distinctive features of this decapod order (Decapoda). Various classifications of shrimps are considered: scientific (cold-water, warm-water, brackish, fresh-water); consumer (Atlantic or northern shrimp; king; tiger), for the size range (big, medium, small, especially small). Several types of shrimp are sold to the consumer: frozen, fresh-frozen, chilled, boiled-frozen, and canned. Frozen shrimps are subdivided according to the degree of cutting into: uncut; the neck in the shell; peeled while preserving the caudal fin and peeled. This article also provides an overview of the state of the resources of commercial invertebrates in waters of Russia.

Keywords

shrimps, shrimp structure, types of shrimp, shrimp taxonomy, northern shrimp, king shrimp, tiger shrimp