Cryptopenaeus clevai
- Usual depth397–588 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary
- How commonRare
About this species
Cryptopenaeus clevai is a species of decapod within the family Solenoceridae. The species is found in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia, where it lives at depths of 410 to 587 meters.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Cryptopenaeus clevai”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 20 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 397–588 m · Deepest record: 587.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 卡氏粗對蝦
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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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 39 open-data records from 1984 to 2007.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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