Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Penaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 1 - 37 m (Ref. 8). Tropical; 31°N - 12°S, 47°E - 153°E
Indo-West Pacific: west coast of India to the Philippines and New Guinea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 6.4, range 6 - ? cm Max length : 11.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8); 13 cm TL (female)
Can tolerate a wide range of salinity, 3-43 ppt (Ref. 8). Found in mangroves, in muddy substrate and among shells (Ref. 121467). Spawns throughout the year, peaking thrice (Ref. 108666).
Life cycle: Eggs and larvae found in inshore waters. Larvae undergo 5 nauplial, 3 protozoal and 3 myses stages. Post-larvae migrate to brackish waters to feed and grow and go back to the sea where they attain maturity (Ref. 108666). Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer (Ref. 833).
Holthuis, L.B. 1980. (Ref. 8)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 127697)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
| FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
Internet sources
Estimates of some properties based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.1 - 29.2, mean 28.5 (based on 786 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
