FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes Western

938 Shrimps and Prawns
Metapenaeus endeavouri (Schmitt, 1926)
En - Endeavour shrimp; Fr - Crevette devo; Sp - Camarón devo.
Maximum body length 17.5 cm (females) and 14 cm (males). On sandy or sandy-mud bottoms,
found from the coastline to depths of 50 or 60 m. Juveniles generally associated with seagrass areas
in shallow estuaries. Caught mainly at night by demersal otter trawls, sometimes also by beam
trawls. Caught commercially in northern Australia, with a catch of about 2 400 t (together with
Metapenaeus ensis), catches from western Australia not included, in the annual period of 1989/1990.
Marketed mainly frozen, cooked or salted, sometimes used as bait; consumed locally and also
exported. In 1995, the reported aquaculture production of this species (probably a misidentification
of Metapenaeus anchistus) in the Philippines amounted to 1 295 t (FAO Aquaculture Production
Statistics). Restricted to northern Australia and the Gulf of Papua.
merus of fifth leg (male)
Metapenaeus insolitus Racek and Dall, 1965
En - Emerald shrimp; Fr - Crevette émeraude; Sp - Camarón esmeralda.
Maximum body length 12 cm (females) and 8 cm (males). Over muddy or sandy bottoms in inshore
waters, including creeks and estuaries, to a depth of 35 m, usually less than 8 m. Mainly caught by
hand nets in amateur fisheries and consumed locally. Moderately abundant in inshore habitats, but
of limited commercial importance, due to its small size. Restricted to northern Australia.
(after Racek and Dall, 1965)
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