Dactylonia monnioti
- Usual depth260–285 m
- Water temperature24–24 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
About this species
Dactylonia monnioti is a small shrimp in the family Palaemonidae, first described by Alexander James Bruce. The species epithet honours Claude Monniot who was responsible for finding the species.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Dactylonia monnioti”, 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: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 260–285 m · Deepest record: 285 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–24 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Pontonia monnioti
Similar species
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 11 open-data records from 1986 to 1986.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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