Family: |
Aristeidae (gamba prawns) |
Max. size: |
19.3 cm TL (male/unsexed); 33.4 cm TL (female) |
Environment: |
benthic; marine; depth range 274 - 1850 m |
Distribution: |
Circumglobal in tropical to temperate waters. |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Commercially fished in the Atlantic (Senegal, Guinea, Congo, Angola, and French Guyana) (Ref. 8), but no longer in Brazil (Ref. 101581). Benthic (Ref. 91956). Predominantly deep-water species (Ref. 104150). Found on muddy bottom. Temperate to tropical environment (Ref. 8). Feeds on crustaceans, sediment, fishes, cephalopods, anthozoans, polychaetes and echinoderms (Ref. 104150). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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