Global Distribution: Atlantic Ocean and Indo-West Pacific. Temperate & tropical. View Map
BIOLOGICAL FEATURES
Size: Maximum size: female 334 mm carapace length, 104 mm carapace width; male 193 mm carapace length.
Age:
Weight length rel.:
Growth type:
von Bertallanfy growth parameters:
Reproduction: In Portugal, spawning takes place in the spring, whereas in Morocco it seems to occur in the summer.
Maturity: 200 mm.
Behavioural ecology:
Population structure & migrations:
ECOLOGICAL FEATURES
Depth range: SeaLifeBase 274 - 1850 m, common between 400 to 900 m.
Habitat: Benthic. Larger individuals are found in deeper waters.
Feeding habits: Feeds on crustaceans and small fish.
Trophic level:
FISHERIES
Commercial interest: Highly valued commercial species, for example in the Mediterranean and in Brazil. Not common enough in Madeira to support commercial exploitation.
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Figueiredo M.J., Figueiredo I., Machado P.B. (2001). Deep-water penaeid shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda) from off the Portuguese continental slope: an alternative future resource? Fisheries Research, 51(2): 321-326.
IUCN (2014). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. www.iucnredlist.org
Rezende G.A.D., Pezzuto P.R., D'Incao F. (2011). Ocorrência de plástico no conteúdo estomacal do camarão-de-profundidade Aristaeopsis edwardsiana (Crustacea, Aristeidae). Atlântica, Rio Grande, 33(2): 209-211.
