in taxon sergestid shrimp family akiami paste shrimp itis:95902 A genus of small shrimp that resemble krills, which is native throughout the seas of Asia. Several of its species are important for the production of shrimp paste in Southeast Asia, including *Acetes japonicus*, which is the world's most heavily fished species of wild shrimp or prawn in terms of total tonnage. Acetes japonicus CEC1993:1228 Acetes japonicus requires discussion