Alima neptuni

Crustaceans
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth17–800 m
Water temperature26–29 °C
Best monthsMay, July, and August
How commonRare

About this species

Alima neptuni is a species of shrimp in the Squillidae family, and was first described in 1768 by Carl Linnaeus as Cancer neptuni.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Alima neptuni”, 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: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 0 records
May: 1 records
June: 0 records
July: 1 records
August: 1 records
September: 0 records
October: 1 records
November: 0 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 17–800 m · Deepest record: 800 m

10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C

24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 2 records
28–30 °C: 3 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Alima angusta, Alima gracilis, Alima hyalina, Cancer neptuni, Squilla alba

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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).
16 open-data records from 1818 to 2015.

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