Penaeus pulchricaudatus

Stebbing, 1914

Arthropoda » Decapoda » Penaeidae » Penaeus pulchricaudatus

Common name (English)

Kuruma prawn

Ηabitat

A: Marine

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

Established

Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year

1961

Online resource

http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=5…

Pathway

6 UNAIDED - Natural dispersal across border of IAS that have been introduced through pathways 1-5 - Nat

5 CORRIDOR - Interconnected waterways – Water

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

Michail C, Crocetta F, Zenetos A, Langeneck J, Tsiamis K, Tiralongo F, Kletou D, Constantinou G, Cai LL, Vasiliades L, Rousou M, Katsanevakis S, Tanduo V, Hadjieftychiou SI, Papageorgiou IV, Kleitou P (2026) Marine non-indigenous species of Cyprus: pathways, introduction dynamics, spatial patterns, and policy implications. Biological Invasions 28(97). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-026-03814-6