凡纳滨对虾(Litopenaeus vannanei)自然产于拉丁美洲太平洋沿岸,是西半球的主要养殖虾类。它具有生长速度快、抗病能力强、适盐范围广(5~50)、出肉率高等特点。凡纳滨对虾于1988年由中国科学院海洋研究所引进中国,并在1994年工厂化人工育苗取得成功,1995年江苏省大丰县贝类苗种 Litopenaeus vannanei is naturally produced on the Pacific coast of Latin America and is a major cultured shrimp in the Western Hemisphere. It has fast growth, disease resistance, suitable salt wide range (5 ~ 50), the higher the rate of meat. Litopenaeus vannamei was introduced to China by the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1988 and succeeded in industrialized artificial breeding in 1994. In 1995, shellfish seed from Dafeng County, Jiangsu Province