Melicertus marginatus   (Randall, 1840)

Aloha prawn

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Melicertus marginatus  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Penaeidae

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 300 m (Ref. 8).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Subtidal (Ref. 106854). Occurs at depths from 0 to 300 m (juveniles at shallower depths while adults in deeper depths). Bottom sand or mud and sand (Ref. 8). Can be 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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Holthuis, L.B. 1980. (Ref. 8)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses


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Estimates of some properties based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 15.3 - 28.1, mean 24.6 (based on 1163 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.