Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Penaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 15 - 120 m (Ref. 96667). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: Southeast Africa to French Polynesia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8); 7 cm TL (female)
Total length range: 5.2 to 5.7 cm (male); 5.0 to 7.0 cm (female). Carapace length range: 0.85 to 1.1 cm (male); 1.0 to 1.5 cm (female) (Ref. 8). Inhabits muddy or sandy bottom (Ref. 96667).
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.
Holthuis, L.B. 1980. (Ref. 8)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
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Mass conversion
Abundance
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.5 - 28.6, mean 27.4 (based on 856 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).