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The black tiger shrimp measured 40 centimeters (approx. 15.75 inches)
CARTAGENA, Colombia -- Colombian biologist Edilberto Flechas has bought what he claims to be the largest shrimp ever seen. He bought the massive shrimp from a fisherman for the equivalent of $800.
"This is the biggest species ever known here or even in literature," said Flechas. "The size of this shrimp exceeds the average size. The average length is 21 centimeters and this one is 40 centimeters."
The Black Tiger shrimp is farmed everywhere in Asia, particularly in Thailand. It is not clear how this specimen ended up in Colombian waters.
The Black Tiger dominates the global shrimp market at 56% of the total world shrimp production.
Other main sources of global supply are Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Vietnam.
Flechas is worried about the implications of the foreign shrimp's invasion of Colombian waters.
"The big difference, which could also be harmful for us, is that this species is a predator and it could end native species," he said.
Although Flechas received a lot of tempting purchase offers for his shrimp, he chose to keep it for further study.
Reader Comments
13 people have commented so far.THAT LOOKS LIKE ONE HUGE LOBSTER NOT A SHRIMP
- DEE DEE · CINCINNATI, USA · Nov 28, 2006 @ 4:36pm
DANGGGG!!!! ARE YOU SURE THATS A SHRIMP?!?!
- justice · texas, USA · Feb 23, 2007 @ 6:39pm
its not a lobster, they have bigger claws shrimp have smaller ones. However there's probably some kind of contamination in the water that may be causing the shrimp to exceed its size or just evolution taking its course.
- Robert M · Brooklyn NY · Jun 26, 2007 @ 5:09am
ALL I need now is melted butter(uhh waiter!)
- Jeanine H · San Antonio TX · Aug 5, 2007 @ 9:11pm
Wow thats one biggggg shrimp!
- Jordan · Oconomowoc Wisconsin · Jan 2, 2008 @ 3:48pm
dangggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
- rich · dick michigan · Jan 18, 2008 @ 9:39am
Who's ready to go fishing?
- Joe · Saint Petersburg, FL · Mar 1, 2008 @ 9:37am
i need a lot of tarter sauce for that mobey shrimp
- Oliver · potecasi NC · Mar 7, 2008 @ 3:46pm
wow man I think I found the one I was looking for all my life.
- kenia · psl fl · Jun 3, 2008 @ 3:24pm
not even!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.........
- boo · illinois · Feb 18, 2009 @ 5:59pm
It is indeed a huge shrimp however at my uncle's shrimp farm we've gotten some 22-27 inchers sometimes in the past, it's no mutation/contamination it's probably a rather old specimen from an area where there's little to no human interaction as opossed to a farm, indeed this species is a predator and it could end local shrimp species but it's favlor is beyond compare and it's not that vulnerable to disease like others and for shrimp farming that's a very desired quality
- JC · Ecuador · May 13, 2009 @ 10:42pm
a group of us went fishing in the forest swamps and rivers and we pulled a shrimp with very long tentacles shrimp was 7 inches in length legs and tentacles were over 12 inches it filled a water cooler top when displayed bright shiny blue shell and wierd never found another
- sief · guyana · Oct 12, 2009 @ 7:29pm
"It is freakin huge," little jose said. I just want to turn it into Ceviche!!
- Jose and litlle jose · phoenix az · Nov 30, 2009 @ 2:27pm