“…In penaeid shrimps, sex reversal has not been accomplished by any means yet (Alfaro-Montoya et al, 2015). However, higher growth rates for females have been demonstrated in Penaeus monodon and Litopenaeus vannamei (Gopal et al, 2010;Alfaro-Montoya et al, 2015), suggesting that monosex shrimp culture is a biotechnological alternative for the industry (Ventura and Sagi, 2012). Moreover, the mechanism of sex determination has not been confirmed, but some evidence, like sex-linked markers on the maternal map, indicate that penaeid shrimps may have a mechanism similar to M. rosenbergii, with females being heterogametic (ZW; Benzie et al, 2001;Staelens et al, 2008;Zhang et al, 2007;Robinson et al, 2014).…”