Hawaiian pearl-oyster shrimp
Conchodytes meleagrinae
- Usual depth1–25 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, March, and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Duris Z., some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 8 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–25 m · Deepest record: 30 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Photos
(c) CORBARI & POUPIN, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Hawaiian pearl-oyster shrimp, Pearloyster Shrimp
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Crevette des huîtres perlières
- Japanese
- クロチョウカクレエビ
Similar species
- Giant-clam shrimp
Conchodytes tridacnae
Peacock-tail Anemone ShrimpAncylocaris brevicarpalis
Magnificent Anemone ShrimpAncylomenes magnificus
Twoclaw shrimpBrachycarpus biunguiculatus
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).
- 106 open-data records from 1992 to 2014.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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