As análises de dados realizadas neste trabalho, relativas à caracterização biológica e pesqueira do camarão sete-barbas, Xiphopenaeus kroyeri (Heller, 1862), em Caravelas (Bahia – Brasil), corresponde ao período de janeiro de 2003 a dezembro de 2004, tendo apresentado os resultados: um total de 8.114 indivíduos foram amostrados; as fêmeas contribuíram com 51,2%; o comprimento médio individual do cefalotórax foi de 17,3mm para machos e fêmeas; as capturas concentraram-se em indivíduos com comprimento do cefalotórax entre 15mm e 20mm; o recrutamento principal ocorreu em março e abril; o comprimento de primeira maturação sexual das fêmeas foi estimado em 14,5mm.

Fisheries biology of the seabob shrimp, Xiphopenaeus kroyeri (Heller, 1862) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae), in Caravelas (Bahia state – Brazil) The following are the major conclusions obtained for the analyzed data on the fisheries biology of seabob shrimp, Xiphopenaeus kroyeri, in Caravelas (Bahia State-Brazil): the biological sampling was performed monthly, during the period from January, 2003 to December, 2004, adding up to 8,114 individuals, out of which 51.2% are females; the carapace length for males and females averaged 17.3 mm; the higher frequencies were found to occur for individuals with carapace length varying in the range of 11 - 23 mm; the recruitment by both sexes shows peak occurrences in March and April; the mean carapace length at first sexual maturity of females was estimated as 14.5 mm. The seabob shrimp average productivity was estimated to be 5.3 kg per hour's trawling.