Japanese tiger prawn, Kuruma prawn

It is distributed from the Indian Ocean to the coast of the Pacific Ocean. It grows to a body length of about 15 cm. There are brown stripes on the body. Eggs are scattered without being held. Three pairs of chest legs are scissors. Nocturnality. The Japanese name comes from the fact that the pattern looks like a wheel when the body is curled up. It is edible and is used for sushi and tempura. It was a familiar edible shrimp in Japan, but now it has become expensive. Many dishes and ingredients currently use whiteleg shrimp (White leg shrimp, Pacific white shrimp, King Prawn Litopenaeus vannamei) , which are cultivated in the same genus .