(IJCH) I Always Wondered..."Prawns vs Shrimp? What's the difference?"

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Her post "Kingfisher: Fisherman's Paradise & Prawn Paella - Market Friday & Food Fight Friday Duo" prompted me to write this post...

I Always Wondered..."Prawns vs Shrimp? What's the difference?"

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...Shrimp and prawns are two distinctly different animals.

Both shrimp and prawns are Decapod crustaceans, meaning they both have ten legs and possess external skeletons. However, that’s where their classification similarities end. Shrimp belong to the sub-order Pleocyemata, while prawns belong to the sub-order Dendrobranchiata.

Shrimp and prawns have different anatomies.

Prawns have branching gills, claws on three pairs of their legs and second pincers that are larger than their front ones. Additionally, prawns lack the distinct bend in their bodies that is seen with shrimp and each of their body segments overlaps the one behind it in succession.

Shrimp, on the other hand, have lamellar (or plate-like) gills, and claws on two pairs of their legs. Their front pincers are typically their largest. Additionally, shrimp have a distinct bend in their bodies and their second segments overlap the first and third segments.

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https://www.foodandwine.com/seafood/shellfish/shrimp/whats-difference-between-shrimp-and-prawns

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