Decapoda - Dendrobranchiata - Penaeidae - Penaeus

Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798


World Distribution
Pérez Farfante & Kensley (1997 : 133) - Indo-ouest Pacifique. Mer Rouge, Afrique orientale, Madagascar, Réunion, Maurice, Pakistan, Inde, Sri Lanka, Malaisie, Singapour, Indonésie, Chine, Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japon, Corée, Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée, Australie, Fidji.
(Felder et al., 2009, checklist) - South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, IWP. Shallow.

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Soft bottom (mud or sand)

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 0-50 m

Mayotte data
Penaeus monodon - Coll. J.-M. Bouchard, don de pêcheurs venant du banc Geyser, 1 spécimen photographié, Lc 47,6 mm, Lt environ 200 mm, MNHN Na17549, Mayotte region.

Réunion data
Penaeopsis monodon - Pérez Farfante & Kensley, 1997 : 133 (Réunion dans la distribution).

New Caledonia data
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Crosnier A, Feuilles volantes
Feuilles volantes.
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Crosnier A, Feuilles volantes
Feuilles volantes.
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Crosnier A, Feuilles volantes
Feuilles volantes.
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Crosnier A, Feuilles volantes
Feuilles volantes.
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Monod T, Cahiers du Pacifique.

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Penaeus tahitensis Heller, 1862: 528 ; 1865: 121, pl. 11, fig. 2 (Tahiti). - Penaeus (Penaeus) monodon - Holthuis, 1980: 50 (Syn.). - Poupin, 1998: 5 (Checklist).

French Guiana and surroundings areas: Guiana, Suriname, Brazil (Amapà)
Penaeus monodon – Silva et al., 2002: 77, Brazil Amapá [Industrial fisheries in Northern Brazil; 4°44' N, 51°23' W, 50 m; 2°16' N, 48°34' W, 35 m].
Distribution/Habitat – WA; Marine; 0–50 m.
Remark – This is an IP species escaped in WA from aquacultural operations but without evidence of established reproductive populations (Felder et al., 2009, note 7). The history of this introduction is presented in Tavares (2011).

Comment(s) on data
Felder et al. (2009, note 7) - Natural range is Indo-Pacific, with other occurrences as escaped animals from aquacultural operations; no evidence of established reproductive populations

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

This species in Worms Database