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Red-spotted prawn

Penaeus longistylus Kubo, 1943

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The red-spotted prawn (Penaeus longistylus) is a species in the family Penaeidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the red-spotted prawn

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red-spotted prawn live?

Not recorded

Is the red-spotted prawn endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the red-spotted prawn classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPenaeidae
  6. genusPenaeus
  7. SpeciesPenaeus longistylus Kubo, 1943

Synonyms Melicertus longistylus, Penaeus caesius, Penaeus caisius, Penaeus jejunus, Penaeus logistylus, Penaeus longistylus

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Red-spot king prawnEnglish
  • Redspot king prawnEnglish
  • Rotgepunktete KönigsgarneleGerman
  • Camarón real manchadoSpanish
  • Crevette royale à taches rougesFrench
  • アサヒエビJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red-spotted prawn

Other species in the same genus Penaeus.

Zebra prawn

Penaeus semisulcatus

PenaeidaeNo free photo yet

Blue shrimp

Penaeus stylirostris

PenaeidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the red-spotted prawn?

The red-spotted prawn (Penaeus longistylus) belongs to the family Penaeidae in the order Decapoda.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Red-spotted prawn (Penaeus longistylus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-spotted-prawn

MLA

“Red-spotted prawn (Penaeus longistylus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-spotted-prawn.

BibTeX
@misc{red_spotted_prawn_2026,
  title = {Red-spotted prawn (Penaeus longistylus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-spotted-prawn},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}