Candystripe hingebeak
Cinetorhynchus hiatti
- Usual depth1–4 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Sébastien Vasquez, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
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: 1 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–4 m · Deepest record: 3.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Photos
(c) Christophe Cadet, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
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Names and classification
- English
- Candystripe hingebeak, candystripe hingebeak, Hiatt's Hinge-Beak Shrimp
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Crevette à rostre mobile de Hiatt
- Japanese
- アカネサラサエビ
Other scientific names: Rhynchocinetes hiatti
Similar species
Henderson hingebeakCinetorhynchus hendersoni
Reticulated hingebeakCinetorhynchus reticulatus
- Orange hingebeak
Cinetorhynchus concolor
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).
- 13 open-data records from 1952 to 1969.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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