Malacostracans · Decapoda · Penaeidae
Parapenaeus longirostris
It has not yet been assessed against the IUCN criteria.
The deep-water rose shrimp is a decapod crustacean of the family Penaeidae found in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; one of its best-known fishing grounds is the Gulf of Cádiz, off the coast of the province of Huelva. The white prawn of Huelva is known and prized nationally and internationally for its high quality and for being landed within a few hours of capture, from which the quality label "Gambas de Huelva" takes its name.
Size
10 cm – 19 cm
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Parapenaeus longirostris · ScienceDirect (Hughes 1989) · Science Advances, How colonial animals evolve · Wikipedia, Zooid
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 20 of 99.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Deep-Water Rose Shrimp — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about deep-water rose shrimp.
The pins mark the parks and dive sites where its presence is documented.