Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Penaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 7 - 70 m (Ref. 8). Tropical
Eastern Pacific: from Mexico to Peru.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8); 15 cm TL (female)
Maximum carapace length: 2.6 cm (male); 4.05 cm (female) (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 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Abundance
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 20.3 - 27.7, mean 23.6 (based on 144 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).