Busquilla quadraticauda
- Usual depth60–123 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsAugust
- 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: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 60–123 m · Deepest record: 123 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- カクオシャコ
- Simplified Chinese
- 方尾牛蝦蛄
Other scientific names: Alima guinotae, Anchisquilla punctata, Oratosquilla quadraticauda, Squilla boopis, Squilla quadraticauda
Similar species
Spotted Mantis ShrimpCloridopsis scorpio
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).
- 8 open-data records from 1897 to 1996.
- Species data updated October 31, 2026.
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