Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Penaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 130 m (Ref. 103830), usually ? - 30 m (Ref. 103558). Tropical; 73°N - 28°S, 98°W - 33°W
Western Atlantic and the Arctic: Bermuda, Nova Scotia, from Chesapeake Bay to Florida Keys, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea to Brazil up to Santa Catarina.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 1 - ? cm Max length : 9.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8); common length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8)
Common total length: 6.0 to 8.0 cm (Ref. 8).
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). Spawning peaks during summer (Ref. 103558).
Holthuis, L.B. 1980. (Ref. 8)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 22.5 - 27.8, mean 24.8 (based on 256 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).