Metapenaeus affinis, Jinga shrimp : fisheries

Metapenaeus affinis   (Milne-Edwards, 1837)

Jinga shrimp

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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; brackish; depth range 5 - 92 m (Ref. 8).  Tropical; 31°N - 18°S, 47°E - 154°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific: from Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea to South China Sea and Hawaii.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 11.9, range 10 - ? cm Max length : 22.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8); common length : 17.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

From edge subtidal to depths of 60 m. Prefers mud and sandy-mud bottoms; juveniles found intertidally (Ref. 801). Juveniles are also found in mangrove creeks/inlets, intertidal mud flats, near inshore and far inshore waters (Ref. 121464).

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)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: highly commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.8 - 29.1, mean 28.2 (based on 1726 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.26-2.5; tm=2).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

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