just got through peeling and devaining a pound and a half of shrimp, first ones ive ever noticed a that had a spine like a catfish. on their tails. at first just thought cause they were frozen but nope.
is this the norm and ive over looked the spine b4 or what kind a shrimp are these mutations? just wondering

I don't cook, so I have no idea.

If they were frozen, the package should tell you where they came from. Gulf shrimp don't look like that.

lots of different shrimp out there bro. probably a cartiledge or carapace formation. if it is a spine then you just deveined a pound and a half of missing links between fish and crustaceans. (fish and mammals have spines...crusteceans don't).....


oh crap....apparently all that work for the Museums of Natural history made me into a dork.

Shrimpy Mutations...Believe it or Not!

I called my ex on this. He's in the biz

He said check where the shrimp come from

Some from Thailand are like that!!

I think he ment a spike...like a cactus spine.

I have never seen a shrimp with a spine formation on it. DO you have a photo? That makes it a lot easier to ID.
The fin on the tail can be a little sharp, but I wouldn't classify it as a spine.

Amazing Grilled Coconut Rum Shrimp Skewers
Ingredients:

1 lb. Medium-Size Fresh Shrimp
2 Tablespoons Malibu Rum (Coconut)
1/4 cup Butter
1/2 cup Flaked Coconut
1/2 cup Sugar
1 Egg Yolk (beaten)
2 Tablespoons Water
Prosciutto
Skewers


Directions:

In a large pan soak skewers for 1 hour or until completely wet.

Rinse shrimp, and add to skewers when ready. Wrap shrimp with the Prosciutto use tooth picks to hold into place.

Prepare the sauce. In a small saucepan melt the butter. Stir in the sugar, egg yolk, and water. Cook & Stir over medium-low heat for 5-6 minutes or until sugar dissolves and mixture boils. Remove from heat and add rum.

Spread the sauce on the shrimp skewers and sprinkle with coconut. Grill to perfection! Usually 2-3 minutes per side.

Here you go. A spot prawn maybe?

http://www.oceanlight.com/lightbox.php?x=shrimp_/_prawn__crustacean__marine_invertebrate__animal

Producto de mexico, quality mexican shrimp - crovette gamberi. im leaning to mutation. its just a spine formed at the end of the shell at the tail. not part of ther tail. first i was thinking frozen tail(hard & pokey). but when they unthawed, acualy they were more dangerous to handle. have pics havent figured out how to post them yet.

Cool shrimp - identifier

nice recipe - that ham on there sounds great

wondering if mexico is getting shrimp from tailand

pics as soon as i get it figured out

P.S. Mutant shrimp just as tasty as non mutant shrimp

Too bad I'm allergic