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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

South Africa country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Crosnier, A. and J. Forest, 1969
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from off Sebastian Bluff, Cape St Blaize, Struys Point and Algoa Bay, all in the region of the Agulhas Bank and off Cape Point to the south and off Durban in the north (Ref. 113979). C: Refs. 99, 75620, 113979.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: De Freitas, A.J., 1985
National Database:

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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.