Kuruma shrimp (penaeus japonicus)

Japanese: クルマエビ(車蝦) - クルマエビ(英語表記)Penaeus japonicus
Kuruma shrimp (penaeus japonicus)
A shrimp of the family Penaeidae, it is the most important coastal marine crustacean (illustration). It is prized for its tempura and sushi ingredients. It can reach a body length of 25 cm, but is usually under 20 cm (cephalothorax length 7 cm). It is sometimes called maebi, and juvenile shrimp at 5 to 6 cm in length are called saimaki. The body color is generally light brown or bluish gray with broad brown or bluish brown stripes running diagonally on the cephalothorax and horizontally on the abdomen. When the abdomen is bent, the stripes form a wheel, hence the name kuruma shrimp.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
クルマエビ科のエビで,水産上沿岸産甲殻類中の最重要種(イラスト)。てんぷら,すし種などに珍重される。体長25cmに達するが,ふつうは20cm(頭胸甲長7cm)以下である。マエビと呼ばれることもあり,体長5~6cmの幼エビはサイマキと呼ばれる。体色は一般に淡褐色ないし青灰色の地に茶褐色か青褐色の幅の広い縞模様が,頭胸甲では斜めに,腹部では横に走っている。腹部を曲げたときにこの縞模様が車輪のようになるところからクルマエビの名がある。

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