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Penaeus californiensis Holmes, 1900
Yellowleg shrimp
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Malacostraca | Decapoda | Penaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 200 m (Ref. 356), usually 25 - 50 m (Ref. 8). Tropical, preferred 26°C (Ref. 107945); 38°N - 37°S, 123°W - 70°W (Ref. 75620)
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Eastern Pacific: San Francisco Bay, California to Chile.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 13.5 range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 127176); 22.2 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 81.00 g (Ref. 127176); max. published weight: 81.00 g
Maximum standard length: 18.0 cm (Ref. 356). Maximum carapace length: 5.5 cm (female) (Ref. 8). Occurs at depths from 15 to 100 m, common between 25 to 50 m, in bottom mud or sandy mud marine environment. Juveniles are rarely found in estuarine environment (Ref. 8). Juveniles may feed on the green macroalga Ulva clathrata (Ref. 115030).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
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
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 12.1 - 26, mean 23.1 (based on 26 cells).
Resilience
(Ref. 69278):
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.67-8.98).
Prior r = 0.92, 95% CL = 0.61 - 1.38, Based on 4 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.