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| | Synonyms
| | | | Penaeus duorarum var. cameronensis Rossignol & Repelin, 1962(unavailable name). | | | Penaeus (Melicertus) duorarum notialis Perez-Farfante, 1969Until 1967 this species was not distinguished from P. duorarum ; in 1967 it was first considered a subspecies of Penaeus duorarum , later the two were found to be distinct species. |
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| FAO Names | | En - Southern pink shrimp, Fr - Crevette rose du Sud, Sp - Camarón rosado sureño. |
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3Alpha Code: SOP Taxonomic Code: 2280100131 |
| Scientific Name with Original Description | | | Penaeus duorarum notialis Pérez-Farfante, 1967, Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash., 80:94. |
| Geographical Distribution | |
| | Eastern Atlantic: West African coast from Mauritania to Angola. Western Atlantic: Greater Antilles from Cuba to the Virgin Islands; Atlantic coast of Middle and South America from S. Mexico (Quintana Roo) to Brazil (S. to Rio de Janeiro). |
| Habitat and Biology | | | Depth 3 to 100 m, rarely as deep as 700 m, usually between 3 and 50 m.Bottom mud or sandy mud, and sandy patches among rocks. Marine; juveniles estuarine. |
| Size | | | Maximum total length 175 mm (male), 192 mm (female); maximum carapace length 41 mm (male), 48 mm (female). |
| Interest to Fisheries | |
Global Capture production for
Penaeus notialis
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With Penaeus (Litopenaeus) schmitti the most important commercial shrimp of the Greater Antilles and the Atlantic coast of Central America, Venezuela and various areas of Brazil, both on a local and commercial scale. The species is also the subject of important fisheries in West Africa, both locally and by foreign trawlers. Aquaculture experiments with this species have been undertaken in Cuba. The total catch reported for this species to FAO for 1999 was 34 900 t. The countries with the largest catches were Nigeria (27 341 t) and Senegal (4 887 t).
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| Local Names | | | U.S.A. :
Candied shrimp . |
| Cuba :
Camarón acaramelado ,
Camarón cocinero ,
Camarón carbonero . |
| Nicaragua :
Camarón rojo . |
| Venezuela :
Langostino amarillo ,
Langostino rosado ,
Camarón rosado sin mancha . |
| Senegal :
Crevette grosse ,
Crevette blanche . |
| former U.S.S.R. :
Rozovoi krevetki . |
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