Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Penaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 2 - 228 m (Ref. 8). Tropical; 31°N - 25°S, 8°E - 34°W
Western Atlantic: from Florida to Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8)
Maximum depth from Ref. 97531. Marine environment. Subtropical and tropical climates (Ref. 8). Oceanic, demersal (Ref. 121697). Also found along the coast (Ref. 121699), in the continental shelf (Ref. 121698), occurring at depths of 2 to 99 m on bottom mud and sand (Ref. 8).
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.
Holthuis, L.B. 1980. (Ref. 8)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 10.2 - 27.2, mean 22.5 (based on 324 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).