Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Penaeidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthopelagic; depth range 20 - 60 m (Ref. 111851), usually 30 - 40 m (Ref. 111851). Tropical, preferred 28°C (Ref. 107945); 19°N - 30°S, 112°E - 168°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: from the Philippines to Australia and New Guinea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 2.0 range ? - ? cm Max length : 14.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8); 17.5 cm TL (female)

Depth range and common depth based on occurrence, to be replaced with a better reference.

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)

Not Evaluated

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.44-2.76).

Prior r = 0.93, 95% CL = 0.62 - 1.40, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

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.

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