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Eastern King Prawn (Penaeus plebejus) Photographs and Information

Eastern King Prawns are grooved prawns - they have a pair of parallel grooves running the length of the upper surface of the carapace. The body is cram to yellow. The head grooves are brown and there are short brown stripes on the sides of the tail segments. The tips of the tailfans are blue and the walking legs are yellow.

Large king prawns are generally exported frozen, green and head-off. Small to medium ones are sold in Australia cooked whole.

They are found along the eastern coast of Australia from Lakes Entrance in Victoria to North Reef in Queensland. They are caught as juveniles in estuaries during spring and summer and as adults on the Continental shelf at depths of 60 to 220 metres from mid-summer through to winter.

Normally male eastern king prawns grow to a length of 19cm and weight 110g, while the females can grow to 30cm and weigh 220g. Besides being smaller, males can be distinguished by a petasma (genital appendage) between the first pair of swimming legs. Females have a plate-like thelycum at the base of the last pair of walking legs.

They are caught by deep sea netting, or in estuaries by a hand-held net wielded by a wading person using a bright light to attract the juveniles. The light also reflects off their eyes, glowing red, so you can see them at night.

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Scientific Name	Penaeus plebejus
Location	Eastern Coast of Australia
Season	Mid-Summer through to Winter
Size	Males to 110g, Females to 220g
Australian Species Code	00 701923
Taste, Texture	-

Nutritional Information
For every 100 grams raw product
for Prawn meat.

Kilojoules	399 (95 calories)
Cholesterol	121 mg
Sodium	185 g
Total fat (oil)	0.8 g
Saturated fat	36% of total fat
Monounsaturated fat	23% of total fat
Polyunsaturated fat	41% of total fat
Omega-3, EPA	39 mg
Omega-3, DHA	49 mg
Omega-6, AA	45 mg

About Eastern King Prawns:

Sizes of Prawns:
Prawns are graded according to the number of prawns per pound (445 grams) or per Kilo (1000gms)

U/10 = under 10 prawns per pound (extra large) (between 16 to 20 prawns to the Kilo)

10/20 = 10 to 20 prawns per pound (medium) (between 22 to 42 prawns to the kilo)

20/30 = 20 to30 prawns per pound (small to medium) (between 44 to 67 prawns to the kilo)

300/500 = 300 to 500 prawns per pound (extra small - shrimps) (between 675 to 1124 prawns to the kilo)

S & B = Soft and broken prawns - these are export 2nds due to slight damage or soft shell due to prawn malting just prior to capture.

Tips:- when comparing prices always compare by asking the count per pound - the lower the count the larger the size. The larger the size the higher the price