Hardshell shrimp

Aegaeon lacazei

Crustaceans
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth159–628 m
Water temperature15–29 °C
Best monthsMay
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 1 records
February: 3 records
March: 2 records
April: 36 records
May: 275 records
June: 88 records
July: 1 records
August: 3 records
September: 2 records
October: 6 records
November: 12 records
December: 14 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 159–628 m · Deepest record: 1,413 m

20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 3 records
70–80 m: 2 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 2 records
100–110 m: 6 records
110–120 m: 8 records
120–130 m: 3 records
130+ m: 420 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–29 °C

14–16 °C: 5 records
16–18 °C: 67 records
18–20 °C: 363 records
20–22 °C: 18 records
22–24 °C: 6 records
24–26 °C: 6 records
26–28 °C: 3 records
28–30 °C: 16 records

Names and classification

English: Hardshell shrimp

Names in 4 more languages

Spanish: Camarón de casco
French: Crevette crâne, Crevette crâne (La)
Japanese: トゲイワエビ
Korean: 톱등자주새우

Other scientific names: Aegeon brendani, Aegeon lacazei, Crangon lacazei, Pontocaris habereri, Pontocaris lacazei

Similar species

Aegaeon orientalis

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).
487 open-data records from 1909 to 2015.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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