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Penaeus merguiensis De Man, 1888
Banana prawn
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Malacostraca | Decapoda | Penaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 10 - 55 m (Ref. 8), usually ? - 20 m (Ref. 10). Tropical, preferred 28°C (Ref. 107945); 28°N - 29°S, 39°E - 168°E (Ref. 356)
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Indo-West Pacific: from Kenya and the Persian Gulf to Hong Kong and Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 3 - ? cm Max length : 24.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8); max. published weight: 50.00 g (Ref. 116487)
Short description Morphology
No dark brown transverse bands on the carapace and abdomen, which are uniformly glabrous. Uniformly high proximal part of triangular rostrum is particular in fully grown female. Rostrum usually armed with 7 or 8 dorsal and 5 or 6 ventral teeth. No lateral spines on telson. Color: in life, cream to yellow, sometimes minutely speckled with brown, olive green or light green pigments. Brown banded antennules; brown antennae not banded; legs and pleopds are yellowish, sometimes tinged with brown or pink; uropods with combinations of yellowish green and brownish shades. Upper margin of rostrum is fringed with brown in fully grown individuals.
Maximum depth from Ref. 10. Maximum standard length: 24.0 cm (Ref. 356). Caught mainly by trawl, gill net, fish corral, push net and filter net (Ref. 10).
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 2024-1)
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
Prior r = 1.18, 95% CL = 0.78 - 1.77, Based on 6 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.