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