Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Penaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 2 - 9 m (Ref. 8). Tropical; 1°S - 38°S, 129°E - 154°E
Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia and Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8); 9.1 cm TL (female)
Total length: 2.7-7.5 cm (male); 4.4-9.1 cm (female). Maximum carapace length: 1.7 cm (male); 2.1 cm (female) (Ref. 8). Subtidal (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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Length-length rel.
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Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.7 - 29.2, mean 28 (based on 431 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).