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Solenocera africana   Stebbing, 1917

African mud shrimp

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Solenocera africana

Guinea-Bissau country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 103863; M: Ref. 434.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Valdés, L. and I. Déniz-González, 2015
National Database:

Common names from other countries

African mud shrimp, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Malacostraca > Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Solenoceridae (solenocerid shrimps)

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

Benthic; depth range 25 - 774 m (Ref. 104453).   Tropical; 39°N - 37°S, 18°W - 33°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean: Morocco, Gibraltar Strait to Durban, South Africa.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 14.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 434)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs at depths of 50 to 450 m with juveniles common at 50 to 100 m (Ref. 8). Inhabits sand and mud bottoms. Feeds on benthic organisms (polychaetes, small crustaceans and mollusks (Ref. 434).

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. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 9.2 - 15.9, mean 11.9 (based on 131 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.