Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Penaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 13 - 300 m (Ref. 8), usually ? - 60 m (Ref. 801). Tropical, preferred 27°C (Ref. 107945); 44°N - 39°S, 30°E - 154°E
Indo-West Pacific: from Natal, South Africa to Red Sea, northeast to Hokkaido, Japan and south to southeastern Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 1.7, range 2 - ? cm Max length : 2.2 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8); 3 cm CL (female); max. reported age: 1.25 years (Ref. 117187)
Maximum depth from Ref. 801. Occurs from depths of 10 to 300 m on sand or mud (Ref. 801) and on silt (Ref. 77857). Also occurs on subtidal zone, seagrass bed, and Ulva bed (Ref. 106853). Pelagic, i.e. recorded in the water column (Ref. 106854). Feeds mostly on mysids and amphipods (Ref. 116237). Omnivore (Ref. 116259).
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 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 1. Shrimps and prawns of the world. An annotated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(1):271 p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 8)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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PhysiologyOxygen consumption
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Estimates based on models
Resilience (Ref. 69278): |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.92-2.76; tm=0.49; tmax=1.25) |
Rate of population increase
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Prior r = 1.19, 95% CL = 0.79 - 1.79, Based on 2 data-limited stock assessments. |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). |
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100) |
Price category (Ref. 80766): |
Very high. |
Nutrients
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Calcium = 109 [35, 184] mg/100g; Iron = 1.59 [1.21, 1.97] mg/100g; Protein = 20.2 [19.2, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.285 [0.185, 0.386] g/100g; Selenium = 48.3 [-31.7, 128.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.79 [1.17, 2.40] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies. |