Brock's Urchin Shrimp
Allopontonia brockii
- Usual depth13.4 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, June, and September
- How commonRare
About this species
Allopontonia brockii is a small commensal shrimp in the family Palaemonidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Allopontonia brockii”, 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: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 13.4 m · Deepest record: 13.4 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Brock's Urchin Shrimp
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Camarón Erizo de Brock
Other scientific names: Allopontonia iaini, Anchistia Brockii, Periclimenes (Periclimenes) signatus, Periclimenes brockii, Periclimenes priodactylus
Similar species
- Anemone Shrimp
Actinimenes inornatus
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).
- 17 open-data records from 1925 to 2015.
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