Mushroom Coral Shrimp
Cuapetes kororensis
- Usual depth9–12 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, November, and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Bart, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Cuapetes kororensis, the mushroom coral shrimp, is a shrimp species in the genus Cuapetes.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Cuapetes kororensis”, 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: 32 records
- February: 28 records
- March: 50 records
- April: 41 records
- May: 40 records
- June: 33 records
- July: 31 records
- August: 36 records
- September: 39 records
- October: 24 records
- November: 48 records
- December: 56 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 9–12 m · Deepest record: 12 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Photos
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(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Gregor Bailar, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Micha Baum, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Mushroom Coral Shrimp
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Crevette de Koror
- Japanese
- コロールアネモネシュリンプ
Other scientific names: Periclimenes kororensis
Similar species
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 68 open-data records from 2010 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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