Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Penaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 22 - 37 m (Ref. 8). Tropical; 25°S - 38°S, 142°E - 154°E
Western Pacific: Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 16.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8); max. reported age: 1.50 years (Ref. 126834)
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 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: highly commercial
FAO - Aquaculture: production; | FishSource | Sea Around Us
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 17.2 - 24.3, mean 22.4 (based on 5 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).