Acanthosquilla multifasciata
- Usual depth25–82 m
- Water temperature18–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 25–82 m · Deepest record: 675.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- ヒメトラフシャコ
- Korean
- 줄무늬둥근갯가재
- Simplified Chinese
- 複條刺蝦蛄
Other scientific names: Lysiosquilla multifasciata, Lysiosquilla valdiviensis
Similar species
- panda mantis shrimp
Acanthosquilla derijardi
- Slender Mantis Shrimp
Austrosquilla osculans
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 54 open-data records from 1895 to 2014.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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