MadeiraFish



Scientific name: Plesionika williamsi
Nome comum: Gamba-da-Madeira
Common name: Guinea striped shrimp
Classification: ARTHROPODA > CRUSTACEA > Decapoda > Pandalidae
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Commercial interest: Commercial species. Not currently exploited in Madeira. Even though it was the most abundant crustacean in the 500 m depth stratum, its commercial exploitation does not seem to be viable in this archipelago.
Conservation status: Not evaluated.
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REFERENCES
Direcção Regional de Pescas, Madeira.

IUCN (2014). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. www.iucnredlist.org