Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Penaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 5 - 100 m (Ref. 409), usually ? - 90 m (Ref. 409). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Malayan Archipelago and Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8); max. published weight: 6.00 g (Ref. 116487)
Inhabits sandy-mud or mud bottoms at depths of 5 to 100 m, usually less than 90 m (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.
Chan, T.Y. 1998 Shrimps and prawns. 851-971. In Carpenter, K.E. and V.H.Niem (eds). FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 2. Cephalopods, crustaceans, holothurians and sharks. Rome, FAO. 687-1396. (Ref. 409)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)Diet compositionFood consumptionPredators Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.7 - 29, mean 28 (based on 2370 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.61-2.22).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
