Scarlet gamba prawn

Aristaeopsis edwardsiana

Crustaceans
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth423–1,087 m
Water temperature1–30 °C
Best monthsMay, June, and August
How commonOccasional

Photo credit: (c) Xemenendura, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

About this species

Aristaeopsis is a monotypic genus of deepwater prawn. Its only species Aristaeopsis edwardsiana, commonly known as Carabineros shrimp or cardinal prawn, is the target of commercial fisheries. The scientific name honours Henri Milne-Edwards.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Aristaeopsis”, 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: 8 records
February: 36 records
March: 14 records
April: 14 records
May: 63 records
June: 53 records
July: 37 records
August: 51 records
September: 27 records
October: 35 records
November: 31 records
December: 44 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 423–1,087 m · Deepest record: 4,389 m

0–10 m: 6 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 5 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 419 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 1–30 °C

0–2 °C: 2 records
2–4 °C: 0 records
4–6 °C: 1 records
6–8 °C: 9 records
8–10 °C: 13 records
10–12 °C: 26 records
12–14 °C: 19 records
14–16 °C: 53 records
16–18 °C: 15 records
18–20 °C: 14 records
20–22 °C: 18 records
22–24 °C: 3 records
24–26 °C: 73 records
26–28 °C: 86 records
28–30 °C: 83 records

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Names and classification

English: Scarlet gamba prawn, Scarlet shrimp, great red shrimp, scarlet gamba prawn, scarlet shrimp

Names in 5 more languages

German: Atlantische rote Riesengarnele, Atlantische Rote Riesengarnele, rote Riesengarnele
Spanish: carabinero, chorizo rojo, gamba carabinero, langostino moruno
French: crevette impèriale, gamba écarlate, gambon écarlat, gambon ècarlat, gambon écarlate, Gambon écarlat (Le)
Japanese: sukaretto-shurinpu, オオミツトゲチヒロエビ
Simplified Chinese: 長帶似鬚蝦

Other scientific names: Aristaeopsis edwardsianus, Aristeus coralinus, Aristeus splendens, Penaeus edwardsianus, Plesiopenaeus edwardsianus

Similar species

Giant gamba prawn
Aristaeomorpha foliacea
Blue and red shrimp
Aristeus antennatus
Indian red shrimp
Aristaeomorpha woodmasoni
Arabian red shrimp
Aristeus alcocki
Aristeus mabahissae
smooth red shrimp
Aristeus semidentatus

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).
898 open-data records from 1868 to 2024.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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