Penaeus semisulcatus de Haan, 1844
Green tiger prawn
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Family:  Penaeidae (penaeid shrimps)
Max. size:  21.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); 26 cm TL (female); max.weight: 130.0 g
Environment:  benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 2 - 300 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific and the Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:  Carapace and abdomen uniformly glabrous. More or less straight rostrum armed with 7 or 8 dorsal and 3 ventral teeth. Inclined downward and anteriorly hepatic carina. White and red transverse stripes present as bands in the antennae. Adrostral carina reaching well beyond epigastric tooth.
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 801. Occurs on mud, sandy-mud or sandy-grit substrates (Ref. 10), seagrass, mangrove and among shells (Ref. 121467). Prefers marine (adults) and estuarine (juveniles) environments in subtropical and tropical climates (Ref. 8). Forms small shoals. Predominantly nocturnal and buries in substrate during day time (Ref. 10). Postlarvae settle exclusively in seagrass beds (Ref. 84594); Juveniles also seek refuge in seagrass beds (Ref. 106924). Feeds on seagrass (Ref. 84594), diatoms, algae, (Ref. 104907), bivalves, gastropods, ophiuroids, crustaceans and polychaetes (Ref. 104903).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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