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 Named for its huge size and banded tail, this species dominates production everywhere in Asia except Japan and China. Native to the Indian Ocean and the southwestern Pacific Ocean from Japan to Australia, "tigers" are the largest (maximum length 363 millimeters) and fastest growing of the farmed shrimp. They tolerate a wide range of salinities, but shortages of wild broodstock often exist, captive breeding is difficult and hatchery survivals are low (20 to 30%). Consumers in Japan and the United States purchase huge quantities of tigers from Thailand and other countries in Southeast Asia (Rosenberry, 1997).
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