| Penaeus esculentus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
| Family: | Penaeidae |
| Genus: | Penaeus |
| Species: | P. esculentus
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| Binomial name | |
| Penaeus esculentus | |
Penaeus esculentus (the brown tiger prawn, common tiger prawn or tiger prawn)[2] is a species of prawn which is widely fished for consumption around Australia.
- ^ "Penaeus esculentus Haswell, 1879". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ Lipke B. Holthuis (1980). "Penaeus (Penaeus) esculentus Haswell, 1879". FAO species catalogue. Vol. 1. Shrimps and prawns of the world (PDF). Food and Agriculture Organization. ISBN 92-5-100896-5.