Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 38 m · Deepest record: 38 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Dasia herdmaniae
Similar species
Peacock-tail Anemone ShrimpAncylocaris brevicarpalis
Magnificent Anemone ShrimpAncylomenes magnificus
Twoclaw shrimpBrachycarpus biunguiculatus
Eastern harlequin shrimpHymenocera picta
Brown glass shrimpLeander tenuicornis
- Flattened shrimp
Harpiliopsis depressa
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).
- 5 open-data records from 1908 to 1939.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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