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Rimapenaeus similis   (Smith, 1885)

Yellow roughneck shrimp

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Rimapenaeus similis  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Tunisia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: First occurrence in Mediterranean, southern Tunisia (Ref. 121892). O: Ref. 121892, 121893.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ts.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Manfrin, C., C. Souty-Grosset, P. Anastacio, J. Reynolds and P.G. Guilianini, 2018
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Roughneck shrimp, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Malacostraca > Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Penaeidae (penaeid shrimps)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 2 - 228 m (Ref. 8).   Tropical; 31°N - 25°S, 8°E - 34°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic: from Florida to Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 97531.

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Holthuis, L.B. 1980. (Ref. 8)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial
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Internet sources

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 10.2 - 27.2, mean 22.5 (based on 324 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.