Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Penaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 12 - 52 m (Ref. 8). Tropical; 26°N - 38°S, 112°E - 154°E
Indo-West Pacific: Taiwan and Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8)
Total length ranges from 3.8 to 10.4 cm (Ref. 8). Subtidal (Ref. 106854). Occurs at depths from 12.5 to 52 m. Marine environment. Tropical climate (Ref. 8). Pelagic, i.e. recorded in the water column (Ref. 106854).
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: of potential interest
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.5 - 28.8, mean 27.5 (based on 218 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
