Solenocera mutator, Blossom shrimp
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Solenocera mutator   Burkenroad, 1938

Blossom shrimp
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Solenoceridae

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

Benthic; depth range ? - 90 m (Ref. 83922).  Tropical; 72°N - 7°S, 134°W - 80°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Arctic, Eastern Pacific and Western Central Atlantic: USA and Mexico to Chile.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 9.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128665)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This is a benthic species found on muddy bottoms (Ref. 83922).

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

Pérez Farfante, I. and B. Kensley 1997 Penaeoid and Sergestoid shrimps and prawns of the world: keys and diagnoses for the families and genera. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 175:1-233. (Ref. 75620)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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