Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Penaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 4 - 90 m (Ref. 8). Tropical; 26°N - 9°S, 62°E - 118°E
Indo-West Pacific: from Pakistan to Vietnam and Borneo.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8); common length : 13.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8)
Juveniles are found in mangrove inlets, intertidal and subtidal edge of mud flats, near inshore and far inshore waters (Ref. 121464). Found in seagrass, sand and among shells (Ref. 121467).
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. 127697)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
| FishSource | Sea Around Us
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.5 - 29.1, mean 28.3 (based on 1550 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
