Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 15 - 40 m (Ref. 83922). Tropical; 15°N - 4°S, 92°W - 77°W
Eastern Pacific: From Guatemala to Tumbes, Peru.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8); 8.8 cm TL (female)
Maximum carapace length: 1.38 cm (male); 1.53 cm (female) (Ref. 8). Minimum depth from Ref. 8. This benthic species is found in muddy bottoms (Ref. 83922). In general, the majority of penaeids are omnivorous or detritus feeders (Ref. 105082).
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)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 20.6 - 28.8, mean 25.8 (based on 40 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
