Penaeus pulchricaudatus
Common name (English)
Kuruma prawn
Ηabitat
Global distribution
Eastern Atlantic Ocean 2186 0; Indo-West Pacific 2259 0
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Habitat detail
From the coastline to depths of about 90 m, usually less than 50 m. It prefers sandy and sandy-mud bottoms.
Establishment status
Establishment status detail
Alien:
First detection year
1961
Other notes
Penaeus pulchricaudatus ex Marsupenaeus japonicus
1st Med record: 1924
1st Med country: Egypt
References
Demetropoulos A, Neocleous D (1969) The fishes and crustaceans of Cyprus. Fisheries Bulletin of the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources of Cyprus 1: 3-21.
Katsanevakis S, Tsiamis K, Ioannou G, Michailidis N, Zenetos A (2009) Inventory of alien marine species of Cyprus (2009). Mediterranean Marine Science 10(2): 109-134. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.113