Cuapetes ischiospinosus
- Usual depth50 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, November, and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Georgina Jones, 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: 5 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 11 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 50 m · Deepest record: 50 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Photos
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Cuapetes lacertae, Periclimenes ischiospinosus, Periclimenes lacertae
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).
- 11 open-data records from 1989 to 2014.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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