FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes Western

934 Shrimps and Prawns
Metapenaeus benettae Racek and Dall, 1965
En - Greentail shrimp; Fr - Crevette queue verte; Sp - Camarón rabo verde.
Maximum body length 13 cm (females) and 10.5 cm (males). Found mainly on soft mud bottoms in
estuaries, coastal lakes, and rivers, to a depth of 22 m. Juveniles generally inhabit upstream waters,
mangrove canals or intertidal seagrass areas of low salinity and abundant algal cover. Caught by
beam trawls in rivers and otter trawl in coastal waters, sometimes also by cast nets. Of commercial
importance in eastern Australia, above all in southeastern Queensland (about 650 t in the annual
period of 1989/1990). Marketed mainly fresh and consumed locally, also used as bait. Restricted to
eastern Australia, from Rockhampton (Queensland) to eastern Victoria.
merus of fifth leg (male)
Metapenaeus brevicornis (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
En - Yellow shrimp; Fr - Crevette jaune; Sp - Camarón amarillo.
Maximum body length 13.2 cm (perhaps to 15.2 cm) for females and 9.8 cm for males. A marine to
almost fresh-water species, found on sand or mud to depths of about 90 m, usually less than 30 m.
Juveniles generally found in estuaries, backwaters, and deltas. A common species in the western part
of the area. Mainly fished by set nets, traps, cast nets, scoop nets, drag nets, and artisanal gear,
sometimes also by trawls. Often enters Penaeus culture ponds in Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, and
Viet Nam, and is harvested together with the cultured species.Marketed usually fresh or frozen, probably
mainly for localconsumtion. Indo-West Pacific from Pakistan to Viet Nam, and Indonesia.
merus of fifth leg (male)
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thelycum
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petasma (ventral view)
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petasma (ventral view)