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Palaemonetes varians, Atlantic ditch shrimp : fisheries

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Palaemonetes varians   (Leach, 1814)

Atlantic ditch shrimp
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Palaemonetes varians

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Palaemonidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

; brackvatten.  Temperate; 60°N - 32°N, 11°W - 20°E

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean: From north-west Europe and western Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Morocco.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.7 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 2793); 5.2 cm TL (female)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Body almost colorless and translucent. Body of females sometimes with greenish chromatophores (Ref. 2793). Occurs in brackish water lakes and shallow coastal lagoons with salinity from 0.9 to 25.3 (Ref. 2745). Prefers stagnant and slow-running waters, irrigation channels and salt marshes (Ref. 2792). Associated with Palaemon elegans and/or Palaemon adspersus (Ref. 2745). Detritivores; with a varied diet characterized by scavenging and opportunistic feeding behavior (Ref. 2838).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Exhibits moulting before breeding during spring at temperatures between 9 to 10°C (Ref. 2804). Females produce about 150 eggs (Ref. 2748).

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Dolmen, D., J. Hindley and E. Kleiven. 2004. (Ref. 2745)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell
FAO - Vattenbruk: production; | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

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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