Where do prawns come from?

Question

what are they supposed to be?

Answer 1

They are sea-bugs. Shrimp and lobster are like the oceans insects. Pretty gross in my opinion, but even so i'll eat the fried ones once in a while.

Answer 2

From what I heard on the food channel, prawns are the Largest shrimp.\
Prawns are shrimp-like crustaceans, belonging to the sub-order Dendrobranchiata [1].

Prawns are distinguished from the superficially similar shrimp by the gill structure which is branching in prawns (hence the name, dendro="tree"; branchia="gill"), but is lamellar in shrimp. The sister taxon to Dendrobranchiata is Pleocyemata, which contains all the true shrimp, crabs, lobsters, etc.

In various forms of English, the name "prawn" is often applied to shrimp as well, generally the larger species, such as Leander serratus. In the United States, according to the 1911 Encyclopedia, the word "prawn" usually indicates a freshwater shrimp or prawn. In Middle English, the word "prawn" is recorded as prayne or prane; no cognate form can be found in any other language. It has often been connected to the Latin perna, a ham-shaped shellfish, but this is due to an old scholarly error that connected perna and parnocchie with prawne-fishes or shrimps. In fact, the Old Italian perna and pernocchia meant a shellfish that yielded nacre, or mother-of-pearl.

Answer 3

Prawns are shrimp-like crustaceans, belonging to the sub-order Dendrobranchiata.

Prawns are distinguished from the superficially similar shrimp by the gill structure which is branching in prawns (hence the name, dendro="tree"; branchia="gill"), but is lamellar in shrimp. The sister taxon to Dendrobranchiata is Pleocyemata, which contains all the true shrimp, crabs, lobsters, etc.

In various forms of English, the name "prawn" is often applied to shrimp as well, generally the larger species, such as Leander serratus. In the United States, according to the 1911 Encyclopedia, the word "prawn" usually indicates a freshwater shrimp or prawn. In Middle English, the word "prawn" is recorded as prayne or prane; no cognate form can be found in any other language. It has often been connected to the Latin perna, a ham-shaped shellfish, but this is due to an old scholarly error that connected perna and parnocchie with prawne-fishes or shrimps. In fact, the Old Italian perna and pernocchia meant a shellfish that yielded nacre, or mother-of-pearl.

Answer 4

Where Do Prawns Come From

Answer 5

Prawns are shrimp-like crustaceans, belonging to the sub-order Dendrobranchiata [1].

Prawns are distinguished from the superficially similar shrimp by the gill structure which is branching in prawns (hence the name, dendro="tree"; branchia="gill"), but is lamellar in shrimp. The sister taxon to Dendrobranchiata is Pleocyemata, which contains all the true shrimp, crabs, lobsters, etc.

A little different than a shrimp but really not much.

Answer 6

A prawn is a very large shrimp and they come from the ocean and can also be grown in farms. Tiger prawns come from Thailand I believe...there are all different types. Look it up on YAHOO.

Answer 7

They are shrimp on steroids and they come from the "Prawn Shop."

Answer 8

Large shrimp. They're found in most oceans. Most of the U.S. catch is from the Gulf of Mexico.

Answer 9

They are filter feeders and hang around by sewage outlets - yuk!

Answer 10

if you tell me what it is maybe i can help a bit.