Parapenaeus longirostris

Parapenaeus longirostris
Adult male specimen.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Dendrobranchiata
Family:	Penaeidae
Genus:	Parapenaeus
Species:	P. longirostris
Binomial name
Parapenaeus longirostris (Lucas, 1846)

Parapenaeus longirostris, the deep-water rose shrimp or deep-water pink shrimp, is a species of large decapod crustacean found in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. ^[1] It lives on the sandy bottoms between depths of 20 to 700 meters, although it is most common between 70 and 400 m. ^[2] Juveniles are found at around 100 meters, while larger specimens are almost always found in water deeper than 350 m. ^[3]

P. longirostris feeds on a variety of prey including fish, crustaceans, polychaetes, bivalves, echinoderms and foraminifers. ^[2]

The shrimp is an interest to fisheries, making it an important commercial species for trawlers in the Mediterranean. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

There is a large furrow along the full length of the pink-orange carapace of the shrimp. Female gonads vary in colour, white to dark green, depending on the stage of maturity. P. longirostris grows up to 4.2 cm in length. ^[2]

References

1. "Parapenaeus longirostris (Lucas, 1846)". WoRMS.
2. "Parapenaeus longirostris (Lucas, 1846)". FAO MEDSUDMED.
3. Sobrino, Ignacio; Silva, Cristina; Sbrana, Mario; Kapiris, Kostas. "A review of the biology and fisheries of the deep water rose shrimp, Parapenaeus longirostris, in European Atlantic and Mediterranean waters (Decapoda, Dendrobranchiata, Penaeidae)". Crustaceana. 78.

Further reading

• A review of the biology and fisheries of the deep water rose shrimp, Parapenaeus longirostris, in European Atlantic and Mediterranean waters (Decapoda, Dendrobranchiata, Penaeidae)