Anemone Shrimp
Actinimenes inornatus
- Usual depth1–12 m
- Water temperature27–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–12 m · Deepest record: 12 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Anemone Shrimp
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ホシナシカクレエビ
Other scientific names: Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) inornatus, Periclimenes inornatus, Periclimenes paraornatus
Similar species
- Peacock-tail Anemone Shrimp
Ancylocaris brevicarpalis
- Magnificent Anemone Shrimp
Ancylomenes magnificus
- Brock's Urchin Shrimp
Allopontonia brockii
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).
- 51 open-data records from 1922 to 2014.
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