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Metapenaeus insolitus Racek & Dall, 1965
Emerald shrimp| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Malacostraca | Decapoda | Penaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 13 - 33 m (Ref. 8). Tropical; 10°S - 28°S, 129°E - 155°E
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Central Pacific: Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8); 11.1 cm TL (female)
Total length: 5.0 to 7.1 cm (male); 4.5 to 11.1 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 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 1. Shrimps and prawns of the world. An annotated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(1):271 p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 8)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 26.3 - 28.7, mean 28 (based on 58 cells).