Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Penaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 55 m (Ref. 8). Temperate; 46°N - 41°S, 99°E - 169°E
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 14.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8); 15.1 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 35.00 g (Ref. 175)
Minimum depth from Ref. 99823. Subtidal (Ref. 106854). Occurs at depths from 35 to 55 m in bottom sand and reefs. Temperate to tropical climates (Ref. 8). Can be 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. (Ref. 8)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Trophic EcologyFood items
Diet composition
Food consumption
Food rations
Predators
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvaeLarval dynamics Human RelatedAquaculture profiles
Stamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.5 - 28.5, mean 27.6 (based on 168 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.12-2.06).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).