Cat Tiger Shrimp

Cat Tiger (scientific name: penaeus semisulcatus) grows in Black Tiger culture ponds and are naturally found in Bangladesh and India. When cooked, Cat Tiger shrimp turns into a nice pink colour making it very popular in Europe. They are also called cocktail or flower shrimp.

Cat Tiger has a pale brown body which sometimes shows a greenish tint on the carapace with two yellow or cream tansvers bands across the back of the carapace. The abdomen is banded with brownish grey and pale yellow transverse bands, while the antennae are banded brown and yellow. It has a uniformly smooth carapace and abdomen. The rostrum has 7 or 8 dorsal teeth and 3 ventral teeth. The atrodrostral crest and groove, the carina, extends beyond the epigastral tooth with the post-rostral carina almost reaching to the rear of the carapace. The maximum total length is 180mm for males and 228mm for females, weighing up to 130 g.

Availability	November – February
Cuts	HLSO, HOSO, PND, PDTO, PUD, HOTO, Butterfly-cut, as per buyer’s request
Certification	BAP, BRC, HACCP
Additives	All Natural, STPP, as per buyer’s request
Origins	Bangladesh
Brand	Buyer’s brand, Packer’s brand
Packaging	Bag, Box
Pack Size	As per buyer’s request
Freezing	IQF, Block
Grade	AAA
State	Raw, Cooked, Blanched