smooth red shrimp
Aristeus semidentatus
- Usual depth580–1,175 m
- Water temperature21–29 °C
- Best monthsJune and December
- How commonRare
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: 1 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 580–1,175 m · Deepest record: 1,244 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- smooth red shrimp
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- gamba roja lisa
- French
- gambon lisse, Gambon lisse (Le)
Other scientific names: Aristeus occidentalis, Hemipenaeus semidentatus
Similar species
- Blue and red shrimp
Aristeus antennatus
- Arabian red shrimp
Aristeus alcocki
- Stout red shrimp
Aristeus virilis
Giant gamba prawnAristaeomorpha foliacea
Scarlet gamba prawnAristaeopsis edwardsiana
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).
- 60 open-data records from 1881 to 2005.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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