| Family: |
Penaeidae (penaeid shrimps) |
| Max. size: |
22.4 cm TL (male/unsexed); 20 cm TL (female); max. reported age: 2 years |
| Environment: |
benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 119 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: from New Jersey, USA to Yucatan, Mexico. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Maximum total length of unsexed and female from Ref. 109188 and Ref. 8, respectively. Maximum standard length: 19.0 cm. Maximum depth from Ref. 108758. Occurs at depths from 2 to 90 m in bottom mud or peat with sand or clay in marine (adults) and estuarine (juveniles) environments. Temperate to tropical climates (Ref. 8). Migrates to deeper areas within estuaries as it grows. Juveniles are also found across vegetated marsh edge, oyster reefs, and oyster shell deposits and non-vegetated bottom (Ref. 106898). Regularly uses vegetated intertidal marshes when the habitat is tidally inundated. Omnivore, feeds on live and dead plant and animal matter, including detritus (Ref. 67681) but also an epibenthic predator, feeding on small crustaceans, bivalves, polychaetes and oligochaetes (Ref. 108790). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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