Stats

Lifespan

1-2 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

School

Biome

Coastal waters

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Swimming

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Burrowing

Status

Uncommon

About

This crustacean dwells in shallow coastal waters and deep ocean trenches. It uses specialized sensors on its long antennae to detect vibrations in the dark water.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   juvenile

   A juvenile crustacean takes adult form after its larval phase, growing in stages between molts.
2. 2.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult size and full hard shell.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Penaeidae