Painted Shrimp
Alope spinifrons
- Usual depth0–2 m
- Water temperature13–18 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and March
- How commonRare
About this species
Alope spinifrons is a species of shrimp in the family Hippolytidae, the broken-back shrimps. It is widely distributed in New Zealand.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Alope spinifrons”, 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: 3 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–2 m · Deepest record: 1.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 13–18 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Painted Shrimp
Other scientific names: Alope palpalis, Hippolyte spinifrons
Similar species
- bald shrimp
Alope orientalis
- Cryptic sponge shrimp
Gelastocaris paronai
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).
- 117 open-data records from 1967 to 2023.
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