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Metapenaeus ensis (De Haan, 1844) Greasyback shrimp |
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| Endeavour shrimp, udang dogol, api, berus doang, Brown shrimp, golar, Greentail prawn, impes, inshore greasy back prawn, kadar, kadhoro, kasap, kayu, suket, swallow, udang apiapi, udang kaju, udang kayu, udang laki, werus | ||
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| Family: | Penaeidae (penaeid shrimps) | |||
| Max. size: | 15.4 cm BL (male/unsexed); 18.9 cm BL (female); max.weight: 18.0 g | |||
| Environment: | benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 8 - 95 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific. | |||
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| Biology: | Maximum carapace length: 3.5 cm (male); 4.2 cm (female) (Ref. 8). Common body length: 7.0 to 14.0 cm (Ref. 409). Minimum depth range from Ref. 111048. Subtidal (Ref. 106854). Found mainly in turbid waters down to a depth of 95 m over bottoms of mud, sandy-mud or silt. Juveniles are found in estuaries and backwaters, also in seagrass beds, mangrove banks, mud flats, and open channels (Ref. 8) while adults are found in deeper waters (Ref. 10). Juveniles from a riverine mangrove are likely to obtain nutrition from phytoplankton and possibly epiphytic algae than from mangrove leaves or detritus (Ref. 105141). Omnivore (Ref. 116259). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
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| Country info: | Known from Papua, Indonesia (Ref. 8) and Borneo (Ref. 75620). C: Refs. 8, 84689, 94179; R: Ref. 75620. | |||