What is the difference between prawn and shrimp ?

Answer 1

Prawns and shrimp look a lot a like except for the size. They look like a cross between a shrimp and a lobster, with their bodies having narrower abdomens and longer legs than shrimp. Shrimps are found in salt or warm water and prawns are freshwater creatures. Prawns migrate, like salmon, from salt water to fresh water to spawn. Sometimes, people loosely use prawn to describe any large shrimp , especially those that come 15 (or fewer) to the pound (also called "jumbo SHRIMP"). But they shouldn't. You can use the same recipes for both.

Answer 2

Generally, Shrimp are smaller than Prawns, but in some cases prawns can be small and shrimp can be big.
Shrimp have claws only on two pairs of legs. While Prawn has claws on three pairs of their legs
Shrimp’s legs are shorter than Prawn’sShrimp vs Prawn - image2
Prawns belong to the Dendrobranchiata suborder. Shrimp belong to the Pleocyemata suborder of the Crustacean family
Prawns have lamellar gills while Shrimp have branching gills
The front pincers of Shrimp are bigger while Prawns have bigger second pincers
Most of the Prawns are semi-transparent. But Shrimp are usually pigmented
Prawns lay their eggs while Shrimp carry their eggs during the entire breeding seasonShrimp vs Prawn - image3
Shrimp have flatter bodies. But a Prawn’s body is segmented
Leg of a Prawn is longer than leg of a Shrimp
Shrimp are rich in vitamin D while Prawns are a rich in vitamin E
Shrimp are most often seen in the United States or Latin Anerican countries. While Prawns are usually common in Asia
Prawns have a stronger and more aromatic flavor and smell than Shrimp
Shrimps are typically harvested from salt water and shrimp from fresh water


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Answer 3

Prawns are crustaceans, belonging to the sub-order Dendrobranchiata. They are similar in appearance to shrimp, but can be distinguished by the gill structure which is branching in prawns but is lamellar in shrimp. The sister taxon to Dendrobranchiata is Pleocyemata, which contains all the true shrimp, crabs, lobsters, etc

Answer 4

"In British usage, prawn is the more general term for small crustaceans and shrimps are very small ones with flattish bodies. In American usage shrimp is the general term. Places where English is not the mother tongue use either term at random, e.g. frozen king prawns from Thailand are often laballed as shrimps."

Answer 5

Prawns are bigger than shrimps and different colour.

Answer 6

prawns are bigger than shrimps