Stout red shrimp

Aristeus virilis

Crustaceans
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth393–866 m
Water temperature18–30 °C
Best monthsFebruary, June, and December
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 10 records
February: 40 records
March: 11 records
April: 10 records
May: 5 records
June: 27 records
July: 15 records
August: 16 records
September: 11 records
October: 12 records
November: 23 records
December: 33 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 393–866 m · Deepest record: 1,401 m

180–190 m: 1 records
190–200 m: 0 records
200–210 m: 0 records
210–220 m: 0 records
220–230 m: 0 records
230–240 m: 0 records
240–250 m: 0 records
250–260 m: 1 records
260–270 m: 0 records
270–280 m: 0 records
280–290 m: 0 records
290+ m: 137 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–30 °C

16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 6 records
20–22 °C: 8 records
22–24 °C: 8 records
24–26 °C: 22 records
26–28 °C: 46 records
28–30 °C: 195 records

Names and classification

English: Stout red shrimp, stout red shrimp

Names in 4 more languages

Spanish: gambón colorado
French: gambon gaillard
Japanese: ヒカリチヒロエビ
Simplified Chinese: 密毛鬚蝦, 雄壯鬚蝦

Other scientific names: Aristeus tomentosus, Aristeus viritli, Hemipenaeus tomentosus, Hemipenaeus virilis

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).
307 open-data records from 1881 to 2016.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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