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Bamboo prawn

Penaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The bamboo prawn (Penaeus japonicus) is a species in the family Penaeidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the bamboo prawn

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bamboo prawn live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the bamboo prawn as introduced in 12 countries, and flagged as invasive in 3 of them.

  1. Egyptinvasive
  2. Syriainvasive
  3. Türkiyeinvasive
  4. Brazil
  5. China
  6. Cyprus
  7. France
  8. Ireland
  9. Israel
  10. Portugal
  11. Ukraine
  12. United Kingdom

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the bamboo prawn endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bamboo prawn classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPenaeidae
  6. genusPenaeus
  7. SpeciesPenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888

Synonyms Marsupenaeus japonicus, Penaeus canaliculatus japonicus, Penaeus canaliculatus var. japonicus

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Japanese tiger prawnEnglish
  • Kuruma prawnEnglish
  • Kuruma shrimpEnglish
  • RadgarneleGerman
  • Γαρίδα ΙαπωνίαςGreek
  • Camarón kurumaSpanish
  • Otar rainska japoniarraBasque
  • crevette kurumaFrench
  • クルマエビJapanese
  • 보리새우Korean
  • kuramagarnaalDutch
  • Camarão-tigre-japonêsPortuguese
  • กุ้งม้าลายญี่ปุ่นThai
  • 日本對蝦Chinese
  • BambusgarneleGerman
  • Kuruma-GarneleGerman
  • Langostino tigreSpanish
  • Crevette japonaise tigréeFrench
  • 日本囊對蝦Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bamboo prawn

Other species in the same genus Penaeus.

Zebra prawn

Penaeus semisulcatus

PenaeidaeNo free photo yet

Blue shrimp

Penaeus stylirostris

PenaeidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the bamboo prawn an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the bamboo prawn as invasive in 3 countries: Egypt, Syria and Türkiye. It lists it as introduced in 12 in all.

What kind of animal is the bamboo prawn?

The bamboo prawn (Penaeus japonicus) belongs to the family Penaeidae in the order Decapoda.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bamboo prawn (Penaeus japonicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bamboo-prawn

MLA

“Bamboo prawn (Penaeus japonicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bamboo-prawn.

BibTeX
@misc{bamboo_prawn_2026,
  title = {Bamboo prawn (Penaeus japonicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bamboo-prawn},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}