Whiteleg shrimp or Penaeus Vanamei, also known as Pacific white shrimp or King prawn, is a variety of prawn of the eastern Pacific Ocean commnly caught or farmed for food or for selling.

White shrimp or Penaeus vannamei, also known as the Pacific White Shrimp and the Whiteleg Shrimp, is native to the tropical East Pacific from the Gulf of California, South America and Asia.