Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; estuarina; intervalo de profundidade 1 - 190 m (Ref. 8). Tropical; 23°N - 24°S, 86°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: from the Antilles and Honduras to Brazil.
Length at first maturity / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm 5.8, range 13 - ? cm Max length : 16.5 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 8); 20.5 cm TL (female)
Maximum carapace length: 3.6 cm (male); 5.5 cm (female) (Ref. 8). Maximum total length (male) from Ref. 106295. Inhabits bottom mud and mud with sand or shells. Adults live in marine environments. Juveniles usually estuarine and marine, sometimes hypersaline (Ref. 8). Adults also found in an estuary (Ref. 67428). Burrows. Exhibits diurnal activity (Ref. 105090). In general, the majority of penaeids are omnivorous or detritus feeders (Ref. 105082), although this species shows preference for animal protein (Ref. 106970).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Categoria CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais
FAO - pescarias: landings, perfil da espécie | FIRMS (Stock assessments) | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Ferramentas
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.4 - 27.6, mean 26.5 (based on 124 cells).
Resiliência
Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (K=1.06-1.1).
Prior r = 0.93, 95% CL = 0.62 - 1.40, Based on 6 data-limited stock assessments.
Vulnerabilidade
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).