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  kung thalae

 

Thailand

The term sea shrimp, in Thai called kung thalae, refers to various species of small marine crustaceans that belong to the order Decapoda. They are harvested worldwide for human consumption. A commonly farmed species of sea shrimp in Thailand is the Pacific White Shrimp, a species with the binomial name Litopenaeus vannamei and also commonly known as Whiteleg Shrimp and King Prawn.

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