Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; saumâtre; profondeur 1 - 190 m (Ref. 8). Tropical; 23°N - 24°S, 86°W - 34°W
Distribution
Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Atlantic: from the Antilles and Honduras to Brazil.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm 5.8, range 13 - ? cm Max length : 16.5 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 8); 20.5 cm TL (female)
Maximum carapace length: 3.6 cm (male); 5.5 cm (female) (Ref. 8). Maximum total length (male) from Ref. 106295. Inhabits bottom mud and mud with sand or shells. Adults live in marine environments. Juveniles usually estuarine and marine, sometimes hypersaline (Ref. 8). Adults also found in an estuary (Ref. 67428). Burrows. Exhibits diurnal activity (Ref. 105090). In general, the majority of penaeids are omnivorous or detritus feeders (Ref. 105082), although this species shows preference for animal protein (Ref. 106970).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
Holthuis, L.B. 1980. (Ref. 8)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
statut CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial
FAO - pêcheries: landings, species profile | FIRMS (Stock assessments) | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Outils
Sources Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.4 - 27.6, mean 26.5 (based on 124 cells).
Résilience
Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (K=1.06-1.1).
Prior r = 0.93, 95% CL = 0.62 - 1.40, Based on 6 data-limited stock assessments.
Vulnérabilité
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
