Prickly deep-sea lobster
Acanthacaris tenuimana
- Usual depth1,154–1,585 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, September, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Acanthacaris tenuimana is a species of deep-water lobster.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Acanthacaris tenuimana”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1,154–1,585 m · Deepest record: 2,160 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Prickly deep-sea lobster, prickly deep-sea lobster
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- cigala raspa
- French
- langhoustine spinuleuse, Langoustine Spinuleuse, Langoustine spinuleuse (La)
- Japanese
- ホソウデヤスリアカザエビ
Other scientific names: Acanthacaris opipara, Phoberus brevirostris, Phoberus tenuimanus
Similar species
- Andaman lobster
Metanephrops andamanicus
- China lobster
Metanephrops sinensis
- Red-banded lobster
Metanephrops thomsoni
- Velvet lobster
Metanephrops velutinus
- Spinetail lobsterette
Nephropsis acanthura
- Gladiator lobsterette
Nephropsis ensirostris
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 29 open-data records from 1909 to 2013.
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