Banana Prawn  Penaeus Merguiensis

Also known as the White Prawn or White Shrimp.  Banana Prawns are large, white prawns with an average weight of 17-18 per pound.  Their body is pale yellow or translucent and speckled with reddish brown dots. Banana prawns inhabit coastal waters from shallow estuaries and intertidal areas to a maximum depth of 45 meters mostly in the Gulf of Carpentaria; Central and Southern Queensland, Australia.

High Season is April through May