Shellfish Breeding and Hatchery Management (2+1)

Penaeus monodon

 Size at 1^st sexual maturity :

• In farm condition male of 20g, (39mm) and female of 40g, (38.5mm) of body weight (and carapace length) are found matured.  However in wild waters males of 50 g and females of 80 g are found in spawning conditions.

Fecundity :

• More than one million of eggs or wild spawners of 150-200g.