TABLE I -1.— COMMON AND SCIMTIFIC NAMES OF SHRIMP 

 CONSTITUTING THE UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL CATCH, 

 AND AREAS, STATES, OR TERRITORIES WHERE THE 

 VARIOUS SPECIES ARE LANDED - Continued 



Many different names are applied to shrimp in different local- 

 ities. In order to avoid confusion in identifying the various species 

 of shrimp standardization of these names appears desirable. The common 

 names currently encountered, and the localities in which these names are 

 used, are shown below together vrith the scientific names of the species 

 which they represent. 



Penaeus setiferus 



White shrimp 



Green shriinp (Southport, North Carolina) 



Green-tailed shrimp (Pamlico Sound) 



Blue-tailed shiirap (Ocracoke, North Carolina) 



Common shrimp 



Lake shrimp (Louisiana) 



Penaeus aztecus: 



Brovm shrirap (Southport, North Carolina) 

 Grooved shrimp 

 Brazilian shriinp 



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