Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Penaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 8 - 85 m (Ref. 116392), usually 60 - 60 m (Ref. 8). Tropical; 22°N - 45°S, 100°E - 154°E
Indo-West Pacific: Malaysia to the Philippines and Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8); 10.3 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 7.00 g (Ref. 116487)
Total length ranges from 4.7 to 6.3 cm (male); 3.2 to 10.3 cm (female). Carapace length: 1.25 cm (male); 2.3 cm (female) (Ref. 8). Juveniles inhabit subtidal edge of mud flats and far inshore waters (Ref. 121464). Pelagic, i.e. recorded in the water column (Ref. 106854).
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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Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.4-1.6).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).