Distribution, abundance, and population structure of deep red shrimp Haliporoides diomedeae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Solenoceridae) off northern Perú (2007-2008)

Edward Barriga, Carlos Salazar, Jacqueline Palacios, Miguel Romero, Aldo Rodríguez


DOI: https://doi.org/10.3856/vol37-issue3-fulltext-8

The distribution, relative abundance, and population structure of Haliporoides diomedeae was determined off northern Perú (3º30’S-10º00’S) by analyzing data from two cruises carried out in 2007 and 2008 on board the B/O Miguel Oliver to assess the bentho-demersal fauna between 200 and 1,500 m depth, using a stratified random bottom trawl design. The total catch from the 122 hauls (covering four sectors and three strata) was 48,056 kg, with ~347 fish and invertebrate species. H. diomedeae was the most important shrimp in the catches (411 kg), with the highest abundance levels between 600 and 1,600 m depth north of 7º00’S. The mean catch per unit area (CPUA) was between 83.4 and 211 kg km-2. The total biomass was estimated to be 1,139.74 ton (± 245.6 ton). The mean carapace length of the females was 40.6 mm, with a range of 14.5 to 74.5 mm and a main modal group of 30 mm; the mean carapace length of the males was 30.6 mm, with a range of 16 to 63 mm and a main modal group of 27 mm. Males and females showed six modal groups, sexual dimorphism, and a bathymetric gradient. The length-weight relationship was allometric. Given the distribution, abundance, and size structure of H. diomedeae off the northern Peruvian coast, it can be considered a potentially exploitable species in the sea off northern Perú.

Barriga E, Salazar C, Palacios J, Romero M, Rodríguez A. Distribution, abundance, and population structure of deep red shrimp Haliporoides diomedeae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Solenoceridae) off northern Perú (2007-2008). Lat. Am. J. Aquat. Res.. 2017;37(3): 371-380. Available from: doi:10.3856/vol37-issue3-fulltext-8 [Accessed 7 Oct. 2024].
Barriga, E., Salazar, C., Palacios, J., Romero, M., & Rodríguez, A. (2017). Distribution, abundance, and population structure of deep red shrimp Haliporoides diomedeae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Solenoceridae) off northern Perú (2007-2008). Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 37(3), 371-380. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3856/vol37-issue3-fulltext-8