Distribution
provided by FAO species catalogs
Western Atlantic: West Indies from the Greater Antilles south; Atlantic coast of Central and South America from Honduras to Brazil (Rio de Janeiro State).
- bibliographic citation
- FAO CATALOGUE Vol.1 - Shrimps and Prawns of the World. An Annotated Catalogue of Species of Interest to Fisheries.L.B. Holthuis 1980. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No.125, Volume 1.
- author
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Size
provided by FAO species catalogs
Maximum total length 152 (Male) mm 205 (Female) mm maximum carapace length 36 mm (Male) 55 mm (Female).
- bibliographic citation
- FAO CATALOGUE Vol.1 - Shrimps and Prawns of the World. An Annotated Catalogue of Species of Interest to Fisheries.L.B. Holthuis 1980. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No.125, Volume 1.
- author
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Brief Summary
provided by FAO species catalogs
Bottom mud, and mud with sand or shells. Adults are marine, juveniles usually estuarine and marine, sometimes hypersaline. Bathymetry: from 1 to 190 m.
- bibliographic citation
- FAO CATALOGUE Vol.1 - Shrimps and Prawns of the World. An Annotated Catalogue of Species of Interest to Fisheries.L.B. Holthuis 1980. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No.125, Volume 1.
- author
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Benefits
provided by FAO species catalogs
The species is fished throughout its range, often forming part of catches of other shrimps. The young are often caught in estuarine waters of northern South America, adults are fished for in Venezuela and Brazil.
- bibliographic citation
- FAO CATALOGUE Vol.1 - Shrimps and Prawns of the World. An Annotated Catalogue of Species of Interest to Fisheries.L.B. Holthuis 1980. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No.125, Volume 1.
- author
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Depth range
provided by World Register of Marine Species
Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m)
Poupin, J. (2018). Les Crustacés décapodes des Petites Antilles: Avec de nouvelles observations pour Saint-Martin, la Guadeloupe et la Martinique. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, 264 p. (Patrimoines naturels ; 77).
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- WoRMS Editorial Board
Habitat
provided by World Register of Marine Species
Soft bottom (mud or sand)
Poupin, J. (2018). Les Crustacés décapodes des Petites Antilles: Avec de nouvelles observations pour Saint-Martin, la Guadeloupe et la Martinique. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, 264 p. (Patrimoines naturels ; 77).
- license
- cc-by-4.0
- copyright
- WoRMS Editorial Board
