The prawn is, without doubt, the jewel in the crown of Australian seafood. Whether they’re ocean Tigers and Banana Prawns from the tropics, busting King Prawns from South Australia, or the sugar-sweet School Prawns from NSW estuaries, there aren’t many Australians who would say no to a bag of prawns.
Penaeus monodon (Black Tiger Prawn) Marsupenaeus japonicus (Kuruma Prawn) Penaeus esculentus (Brown Tiger Prawn) Penaeus semisulcatus (Grooved Tiger Prawn)
Metapenaeus macleayi (School Prawn) Metapenaeus dalli (Western School Prawn)
Haliporoides sibogae
Melicertus latisulcatus (Western King Prawn) Melicertus plebejus (Eastern King Prawn) Melicertus longistylus (Redspot King Prawn)
Metapenaeus endeavouri (Blue Endeavour Prawn) Metapenaeus ensis (Red Endeavour Prawn)