Shrimp are the creatures whose body is segmented and is encased in shell. The walking legs, head spine and antennae are attached with head section. It belongs to the arthropods category. It have skeleton outside which provides them the unusual look. The shield of the head covers all the other features besides mouth opening, eyes and antennae. The U.S. people do not consume heads, outer skeleton and tails. These parts also consume high amount of nutrients.
| Name | Shrimp |
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| Scientific Name | Caridea |
| Common/English Name | Caridean shrimp |
| Name in Other Languages | Dutch: garnalen; Swedish: editoräkta räkor; Albanian: karkalec; Basque: ganbak; Belarusian: krevietka (крэветка); Bosnian: škampi; Bulgarian: skarida (скарида); Catalan: gambeta; Croatian: čovječuljak; Czech: skrček; Danish: rejer; Dutch: garnaal; Estonian: krevett; Finnish: katkarapu; French: crevette; Galician: cámara; German: Garnele; Greek: garída (γαρίδα); Hungarian: garnélarák; Icelandic: rækjur; Irish: shrimp; Italian: gamberetto; Latvian: garnele; Lithuanian: krevetė; Macedonian: rakčinja (ракчиња); Maltese: gambli; Norwegian: reker; Polish: krewetka; Portuguese: camarão; Romanian: crevetă; Russian: krevetka (креветка); Serbian: švrća (шврћа); Slovak: skrček; Slovenian: kozice; Spanish: camarón; Swedish: räkor; Ukrainian: krevetka (креветка); Welsh: shrimp; Armenian: manr tsovakhets’getin (մանր ծովախեցգետին); Azerbaijani: karides; Bengali: Ciṇṛi (চিংড়ি); Chinese (Simplified): Xiā (虾); Chinese (Traditional): Xiā (蝦); Georgian: shrimp; Gujarati: Jhīṅgā (ઝીંગા); Hindi: jheenga (झींगा); Hmong: cw; Japanese: Ebi (エビ); Kannada: Sīgaḍi (ಸೀಗಡಿ); Kazakh: asşayan (асшаян); Khmer: bangkea (បង្គា); Korean: saeu (새우); Lao: kung (ກຸ້ງ); Malayalam: cem’mīn (ചെമ്മീൻ); Marathi: Kōḷambī māsā (कोळंबी मासा); Mongolian: sam khorkhoi (сам хорхой); Myanmar (Burmese): puhcwan (ပုစွန်); Nepali: Cinrāṭa (चिंराट); Sinhala: kunissā (කුනිස්සා); Tajik: şrimp (шримп); Tamil: Iṟāl (இறால்); Telugu: Royyalu (రొయ్యలు); Thai: Kûng (กุ้ง); Uzbek: mayda qisqichbaqa; Vietnamese: tôm; Turkish: karides; Afrikaans: garnale; Chichewa: shirimpi; Hausa: jatan lande; Igbo: shrịmp; Sesotho: shrimp; Somali: haley; Swahili: kamba; Yoruba: awọn ede; Zulu: nezimfanzi; Cebuano: shrimp; Filipino: hipon; Indonesian: udang; Javanese: urang; Malagasy: makamba; Malay: udang; Maori: kōeke; Esperanto: salikoko; Haitian Creole: kribich; Latin: squilla |
| Diet | Omnivorous |
| Found | Fresh and salt water |
| Size | 0.3-5cm (0.1-2 inches) |
| Lifespan | 1-2 years |
| Body sections | Three sections: head, thorax and tail |
| Claws | Two pairs |
| Skin Type | Shell |
| Favorite food | Tiny fish |
| Main prey | Tiny fish, Plankton, Algae |
| Predators | Fish, Whales, Crabs |
| Special features | Transparent shell, beady eyes |
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| Major Nutritions | Protein 20.38 g (40.76%) Copper, Cu 0.322 mg (35.78%) Phosphorus, P 201 mg (28.71%) Zinc, Zn 1.39 mg (12.64%) Magnesium, Mg 33 mg (7.86%) Sodium, Na 94 mg (6.27%) Calcium, Ca 60 mg (6.00%) Iron, Fe 0.43 mg (5.38%) Potassium, K 220 mg (4.68%) Manganese, Mn 0.028 mg (1.22%) |
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| Calories in 3 oz (85 gm) | 84 Kcal. |
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