Acetes

Acetes is a genus of small prawns that resemble krill, which is native to the western and central Indo-Pacific, the Atlantic coast of the Americas, Pacific coast of South America and inland waters of South America. Although most are from marine or estuarine habitats, the South American A. paraguayensis is a fresh water species.^[1] Several of its species are important for the production of shrimp paste in Southeast Asia, including Acetes. japonicus, which is the world's most heavily fished species of wild shrimp or prawn in terms of total tonnage^[2] and represent the majority of non-human animals killed for food in terms of number of individuals.^[3] They are generally 3-4 cm long.

In Southeast Asia, Acetes have different local names depending on the country. It is known as ruốc in Vietnam, rebon in Indonesia, geragau in Malaysia, bubuk in Brunei, alamang in the Philippines, among others.

The genus is characterised by the loss of the fourth and fifth pairs of pereiopods.^[4][5] They are small prawns, 1–4 centimetres (0.39–1.57 in) long, translucent, but with a pair of black eyes, and a number of red spots of pigment on the uropods.^[5]

The eggs of Acetes are green. As they develop, they swell to twice their original size or more.^[6] The eggs hatch early in the year, and the larvae grow, mature and spawn in the same year.^[7]

It includes 14 species,^[8] which are listed here with their FAO endorsed common names:^[9]

• Acetes americanusOrtmann, 1893 – aviu shrimp
• Acetes binghamiBurkenroad, 1934
• Acetes chinensisHansen, 1919 – northern mauxia shrimp
• Acetes erythraeusNobili, 1905 – tsivakihini paste shrimp
• Acetes indicus H. Milne-Edwards، 1830 - جمبري معجون جوالا
• Acetes intermedius Omori, 1975 – روبيان ماوكسيا التايواني
• Acetes japonicus Kishinouye، 1905 -جمبري معجون أكيامي
• أسيتيس جوني ناتاراج، 1947
• Actes marinus Omori, 1975
• أسيتات ناتالينسيس بارنارد، 1950
• Actes paraguayensis Hansen, 1919

• Acetes serrulatus (Krøyer، 1859) – جمبري موكسيا الجنوبي
• Acetes sibogae Hansen، 1919 - جمبري ألامانغ

• Acetes vulgaris Hansen, 1919 – جمبري جيمبري

تُصطاد أنواع عديدة من القشريات من جنس Acetes تجاريًا، وغالبًا ما لا يُفرّق بين الأنواع المختلفة. يُعدّ جنس Acetes أكثر أجناس القشريات صيدًا ، حيث بلغ إنتاجه العالمي في عام 2008 ما مقداره 558,124 طنًا (1.23 × 10⁹ ^رطل ) . ^{[ 10 ]} يستخدم الصيادون في الغالب الشباك اليدوية وشباك الأكياس ، بالإضافة إلى شباك الجرّ ، سواء من القوارب أو من الشاطئ. 

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