Cuapetes grandis
- Usual depth0–10 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsJune, August, and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
Loading the map
Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–10 m · Deepest record: 10 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- テナガカクレエビ
- Korean
- 큰다리유령새우
Other scientific names: Anchistia grandis, Kemponia grandis, Periclimenes grandis, Periclimenes vitiensis
Similar species
Mushroom Coral ShrimpCuapetes kororensis
Glass shrimpCuapetes tenuipes
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).
- 253 open-data records from 1860 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
Log what you see on your next dive
The free DiveHive diver app keeps your logbook with every sighting and shows what lives at the site you dive next.