Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; saumâtre; profondeur 3 - 720 m (Ref. 8), usually 3 - 50 m (Ref. 8). Tropical; 18°C - 24°C (Ref. 434), preferred 26°C (Ref. 107945); 23°N - 24°S, 90°W - 13°E
Atlantic Ocean: from Mexico to Brazil and Mauritania to Angola. Tropical to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 434); 23 cm TL (female)
Maximum carapace length: 4.1 cm (male); 4.8 cm (female) (Ref. 8). Maximum total length (male) from Ref. 110183. Maximum depth from Ref. 97531. Occurs at depths from 3 to 700 m, common at depths from 10 to 75 m (Ref. 434), inhabits bottom mud or sandy mud, and sandy patches among rocks in marine environment. Juveniles found in estuarine environment (Refs. 8, 106886). Also inhabits lagoons (Ref. 417). In general, the majority of penaeids are omnivorous or detritus feeders (Ref. 105082).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
statut CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial
FAO - pêcheries: landings, species profile | FIRMS (Stock assessments) | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Outils
Sources Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.6 - 28, mean 27.3 (based on 422 cells).
Résilience
Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (K=0.8-1.65).
Prior r = 0.46, 95% CL = 0.30 - 0.69, Based on 3 data-limited stock assessments.
Vulnérabilité
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).