Periscope shrimp
Atypopenaeus stenodactylus
- Usual depth41–56 m
- Water temperature17–29 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 41–56 m · Deepest record: 56 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Periscope shrimp, periscope shrimp
Names in 5 more languages
- Spanish
- camarón periscopio
- French
- crevette périscope
- Japanese
- マイマイエビ, マイマイエビ／メナガクルマエビ, メナガクルマエビ
- Korean
- 어리보리새우
- Simplified Chinese
- 細指異對蝦
Other scientific names: Miyadiella pedunculata, Miyadiella podophthalmus, Penaeus podophthalmus, Penaeus stenodactylus
Similar species
- Go-home prawn
Atypopenaeus formosus
- Endeavour shrimp
Metapenaeus endeavouri
- southern velvet prawn
Metapenaeopsis palmensis
- Greasyback shrimp
Metapenaeus ensis
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).
- 86 open-data records from 1860 to 2007.
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