| Penaeidae (penaeid shrimps) |
| 33.6 cm TL (male/unsexed); 35 cm TL (female); max.weight: 250.0 g |
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benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 150 m |
| Indo-Pacific: From Pakistan to Japan, the Malay Archipelago and Australia. Introduced in the Atlantic Ocean (Africa and USA). Tropical to temperate. |
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Uniformly glabrous body; carapace with well-developed antennal and hepatic spines. Horizontal and straight hepatic carina. Rostrum armed with 7 or 8 dorsal and 3 ventral teeth. Color: body is reddish with darker bands. Brown to blue pleopods and reddish fringing setae. |
| Caught by pond fishing and inshore fishing. Considered a delicacy in the Philippines that in 1980, retail price was Php60 to 80 (US$8.6 to 11.5)/kg in Manila and Php50 to 70 in local areas (Ref. 10). Maximum total length (female) from Ref. 104052. |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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