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

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Penaeidae

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

Benthic; depth range 1 - 60 m (Ref. 8), usually 10 - 40 m (Ref. 8). Tropical, preferred 27°C (Ref. 107945); 16°N - 35°S, 18°W - 36°E (Ref. 111099)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean: West African coast from Senegal to Angola and around the South African Cape to Mozambique.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 10.8, range 7 - ? cm Max length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 434); 17 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 23.18 g (Ref. 117292)

Common total length: 6.0 to 9.0 cm (male); 9.0 to 14.0 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.

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

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Fisheries: commercial
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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.6 - 28.3, mean 26.9 (based on 154 cells).

Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.89-0.99).

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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