Acetes is a genus of small, krill-like prawns. Several of its species are important for the production of shrimp paste in South East Asia, including Acetes japonicus, which is the world's most heavily fished species of wild shrimp or prawn in terms of total tonnage.
The genus is characterised by the loss of the fourth and fifth pairs of pereiopods. They are small prawns, 1–4 centimetres (0.39–1.57 in) long, translucent, but with a pair of black eyes, and a number of red spots of pigment on the uropods.
The eggs of Acetes are green. As they develop, they swell to twice their original size or more. The eggs hatch early in the year, and the larvae grow, mature and spawn in the same year.
It includes 14 species, which are listed here with their FAO endorsed common names:
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