| Reference no. | Holthuis, L.B., 1980 |
| Ecosystem | South India and Sri Lanka |
| Status | native |
| Abundance | |
| Lifestage | adults |
| Regional database | |
| Remarks | Known to be the most important penaeid species in India (Ref. 180) especially in inshore fishery (Ref. 104). Next to Metapenaeus dobsoni, it is the second most important species in the rice field farming of the Kerala coast of southwest India. C: |