Parapenaeus longirostris (Lucas, 1846)
Deep-water rose shrimp
Parapenaeus longirostris
photo by Rodríguez, Mariano García

Family:  Penaeidae (penaeid shrimps)
Max. size:  16 cm TL (male/unsexed); 19 cm TL (female); max. reported age: 3 years
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 20 - 828 m
Distribution:  Atlantic and the Mediterranean: from USA to French Guiana, the entire Mediterranean and from Portugal to Namibia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Demersal (Ref. 85316). Maximum depth range from Ref. 114857; minimum common depth from Ref. 80253. Maximum total length (female) from Ref. 104052
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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