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Metapenaeus monoceros (Fabricius, 1798)
Speckled shrimp| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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| Metapenaeus monoceros AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Malacostraca | Decapoda | Penaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 1 - 170 m (Ref. 8), usually 10 - 30 m (Ref. 8). Tropical, preferred 26°C (Ref. 107945); 30°N - 31°S, 29°E - 103°E
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Indo-West Pacific and Southern Atlantic. Introduced in the Mediterranean. Tropical to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 12.7, range 11 - 12 cm Max length : 19.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 119750); 22.6 cm TL (female); max. reported age: 2.50 years (Ref. 104940)
Maximum carapace length: 5.0 cm (female; Ref. 8). Prefers bottom sandy mud (Ref. 8). Also occurs on seagrasses, mudflats, sandflats and mangrove channels. Frequently burrows (Ref. 106912). Feeds on crustaceans, polychaetes, mollusks, fishes, algae and detritus (Ref. 104916).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer (Ref. 833). Females spawn once every two (2) months (Ref. 104933).
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Holthuis, L.B. 1980. (Ref. 8)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; bait: occasionally
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 25.2 - 29.3, mean 27.8 (based on 258 cells).
Resilience
(Ref. 69278):
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.67-2.2; tmax=2.5).
Prior r = 1.11, 95% CL = 0.74 - 1.67, Based on 2 data-limited stock assessments.
Nutrients : Calcium = 109 [35, 184] mg/100g; Iron = 1.59 [1.21, 1.97] mg/100g; Protein = 20.2 [19.2, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.285 [0.185, 0.386] g/100g; Selenium = 48.3 [-31.7, 128.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.79 [1.17, 2.40] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.