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Palaemon serratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Superfamily: Palaemonoidea
Family: Palaemonidae
Genus: Palaemon
Species:
P. serratus
Binomial name
Palaemon serratus

(Pennant, 1777) [1]

Synonyms [2][3]
  • Astacus serratus Pennant, 1777
  • Cancer captivus Nardo, 1847
  • Leander latreillianus Czerniavsky, 1884
  • Leander serratus Sharp, 1893
  • Leander treillianus Adensamer, 1898
  • Melicerta triliana Risso, 1816
  • Palaemon oratelli Monod, 1931
  • Palaemon punctulatus Risso, 1844
  • Palaemon rostratus Gimenez, 1922
  • Palaemon treillianus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
  • Palaemon trilianus (Risso, 1816)
  • Palaemon trillianus Risso, 1816

Palaemon serratus, also called the common prawn, is a speciesofshrimp found in the Atlantic Ocean from DenmarktoMauritania, and in the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea.[4]

Ecology[edit]

Individuals live for 3–5 years[5] in groups in rocky crevices at depths of up to 40 metres (130 ft).[6] Females grow faster than males, and the population is highly seasonal, with a pronounced peak in the autumn.[7] They are preyed upon by a variety of fish, including species of Mullidae, Moronidae, Sparidae and Batrachoididae.[8] P. serratus can sometimes be found with a prominent bulge in its carapace over its gills. This is caused by the presence of an isopod parasite, such as Bopyrus squillarum.[9]

Description[edit]

Palaemon serratus may be distinguished from other species of shrimp by the rostrum, which curves upwards, is bifurcated at the tip and has 6–7 along its upper edge, and 4–5 teeth on the lower edge.[4] Other species may have a slightly curved rostrum, but then the teeth on its dorsal surface continue into the distal third, which is untoothed in P. serratus.[10] P. serratus is pinkish brown, with reddish patterns, and is typically 100 millimetres (3.9 in) long, making it the largest of the native shrimp and prawns around the British Isles.[11]

Palaemon serratus is one of the few invertebrates to have its hearing studied in detail; it is sensitive to frequencies between 100 Hz and 3 kHz, with an acuity similar to that of generalist fish.[12] While the hearing range of a P. serratus individual changes as it grows, all are capable of hearing tones at 500 Hz.[13]

Fisheries[edit]

A small commercial fishery exists for P. serratus on the west coast of Great Britain,[5] chiefly in West Wales (Cemaes Head to the Llŷn Peninsula),[14] but extending increasingly far north to include parts of Scotland.[15]InIreland, fishing for P. serratus began at Baltimore, County Cork in the 1970s and subsequently expanded. A peak landing of 548 t was recorded in 1999, and four counties account for over 90% of the catch — Galway, Kerry, Cork and Waterford.[16] There is now concern that the current levels of exploitation may represent overfishing, and measures are being considered to limit the catch, such as a minimum landing size.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Palaemon serratus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  • ^ "Palaemon serratus (Pennant, 1777)". 2008 Annual Checklist. Catalogue of Life.
  • ^ "Palaemon serratus". Aquaculture Compendium. CAB International. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-03-25.
  • ^ a b "Common prawn (Palaemon serratus)". ARKive. Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
  • ^ a b Torry Research Station. "Handling and processing shrimp". Torry Advisory Notes — No. 54. Food and Agriculture Organization.
  • ^ "Marine Irish Digital Atlas". University College Cork. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
  • ^ Guillermo Guerao & Carlos Ribera (2000). "Population characteristics of the prawn Palaemon serratus (Decapoda, Palaemonidae) in a shallow Mediterranean bay". Crustaceana. 73 (4): 459–468. doi:10.1163/156854000504543.
  • ^ Rita Sá; Constança Bexigaa; Pedro Veigaa; Lina Vieiraa; Karim Erzini (2006). "Feeding ecology and trophic relationships of fish species in the lower Guadiana River Estuary and Castro Marim e Vila Real de Santo António salt marsh". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 70 (1–2): 19–26. Bibcode:2006ECSS...70...19S. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2006.05.038.
  • ^ DeBhaldraithe, P. 1972. Notes on the Occurrence of the Isopod Parasite Bopyrus squillarum Latreille. Irish Naturalists Journal 17(8): 276–279.
  • ^ Christopher W. Ashelby, Tim M. Worsfold & Charles H. J. M. Fransen (2004). "First records of the oriental prawn Palaemon macrodactylus (Decapoda: Caridea), an alien species in European waters, with a revised key to British Palaemonidae" (PDF). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 84 (5): 1041–1050. doi:10.1017/S0025315404010392h.
  • ^ M. R. Reeve (1968). "The suitability of the English prawn Palaemon serratus (Pennant) for cultivation — a preliminary assessment". FAO Fisheries Report. R57 (3). Food and Agriculture Organization: 582 pp.
  • ^ J. M. Lovella; M. M. Findlaya; R. M. Moateb; H. Y. Yan (2005). "The hearing abilities of the prawn Palaemon serratus". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. 140 (1): 89–100. doi:10.1016/j.cbpb.2004.11.003. PMID 15664317.
  • ^ J. M. Lovell; R. M. Moate; L. Christiansen; M. M. Findlay (2006). "The relationship between body size and evoked potentials from the statocysts of the prawn Palaemon serratus". Journal of Experimental Biology. 209 (Pt 13): 2480–2485. doi:10.1242/jeb.02211. PMID 16788031.
  • ^ a b Jeremy Percy (2006). "The Welsh coastal Palaemon prawn fisheries — a consideration of future possible actions". North Western & North Wales Sea Fisheries Committee. Archived from the original on 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
  • ^ "Palaemon serratus: sustainable development". Seafish. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
  • ^ Edward Fahy; Niamh Forrest; Ruth Mortimer; Jim Carroll (2006). "Indicators of performance in the fishery for shrimp Palaemon serratus (Pennant) in Irish Coastal Waters". Journal of Shellfish Research. 25 (3): 1021–1026. doi:10.2983/0730-8000(2006)25[1021:IOPITF]2.0.CO;2.
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