Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Penaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthopelagic; depth range 7 - 200 m (Ref. 8). Subtropical; 10°S - 36°S, 112°E - 141°E (Ref. 75620)
Indo-West Pacific: Endemic to Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 14.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8)
Maximum depth from Ref. 116270. Benthic, pelagic. (Refs. 106854, 116268). Subtidal (Ref. 106854). Found on muddy substrates (Ref. 116268) and hard substrates (Ref. 116270).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).