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Metapenaeus demani   (Roux, 1921)

Demon shrimp

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2100
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Metapenaeus demani  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Penaeidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: New Guinea and Australia. Pérez Farfante (Ref. 75620) recognizes 2 subspecies: Metapenaeus demani demani from New Guinea and Northern Territory, Australia and Metapenaeus demani stephani from New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 9.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8); 12.1000003814697 cm TL (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Depth estimate based on Genus (Ref. 116394).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Holthuis, L.B. 1980. (Ref. 8)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 127697)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses


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Estimates of some properties based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.