Behavioural habits of Banana shrimp in the Southern waters of Iran (Hormouzgan province) 

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 - Banana shrimp or Penaeus merguiensis is the most important shrimp species in Hormuzgan waters. It consists about 70% of the shrimp total catch. 2 • The spawning season of this species begins in late April and maximally last until the end of June. 3 - When spawning, females are found in 2 to 3 meters depths near estuaries with mangrove cover. 4 - After spawning, females have been observed in depths of 8 to 10 melers. 5 - the larva stay in mangrove estuaries from Post-Larval to juvenile stage, and then migrate to the sea......