What is scientific name of prawn and comment on it?
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Penaeus monodon is the scientific name of prawn. it belongs to a class called crustaceans.
The prawn is common in rivers, ponds and other fresh-water areas. It is nocturnal, bottom-dweller and lives within underwater crevices and aquatic vegetation’s. It takes all kinds of food specially decaying leaves.
The body of Prawn is elongated, hemispherical and slightly tapering at the posterior end. The fresh specimen is slightly bluish in colour. The entire outer surface of the body is covered by hard exoskeleton. The body is distinctly divided into two parts 1) cephalothorax and 2)abdomen. Both these parts bear on their ventral surfaces paired appendages, which are specialised for different functions.
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