Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Penaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 200 m (Ref. 356), usually 27 - 54 m (Ref. 8). Tropical, preferred 19°C (Ref. 107945); 42°N - 36°S, 98°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic. Introduced to French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and the Mediterranean Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 19.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8); 23.6 cm TL (female)
Maximum standard length: 22 cm (Ref. 356). Inhabits bottom mud or peat, often with sand, clay or broken shells. Adults in marine environment. Juveniles in estuarine and marine environment (Ref. 8).
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; aquaculture: experimental
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
Internet sources
Estimates of some properties based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 9.1 - 27.1, mean 22.7 (based on 216 cells).
Prior r = 0.52, 95% CL = 0.34 - 0.78, Based on 2 stock assessments.
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
