| Penaeidae (penaeid shrimps) |
| 20 cm TL (male/unsexed); 22 cm TL (female); max.weight: 60.0 g |
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benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 80 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: from Gulf of Suez, Egypt and Kuwait, and Mozambique, north to Tokyo Bay, Japan, south to Gulf of St. Vincent, Australia, east to New Caledonia and Fiji. Introduced on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt. |
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| Intertidal (Ref. 374) to subtidal (Ref. 106854). Juveniles are found on seagrass beds and mangroves higher in the shoreline (Ref. 106908). Inhabits open sea areas with sandy or muddy and sandy bottom (Ref. 374). Nocturnal (Refs. 10, 85270). Burrows on sand at daytime (Ref. 801). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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