Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Penaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthopelagic; depth range 13 - 52 m (Ref. 8). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8); 7.4 cm TL (female)
Carapace length: 1.2 to 1.3 cm (male); 1.5 to 1.6 cm (female; Ref. 8). Subtidal (Ref. 106854). Occurs at depth of 13 to 52 cm, bottom mud, marine environment, tropical climate (Ref. 8). Pelagic, i.e. recorded in the water column (Ref. 106854).
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 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 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.2 - 28.9, mean 27.8 (based on 122 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
