Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp
Dasycaris zanzibarica
- Usual depth11–39 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and August
- How commonRare
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 19 records
- February: 15 records
- March: 18 records
- April: 31 records
- May: 29 records
- June: 15 records
- July: 16 records
- August: 25 records
- September: 21 records
- October: 14 records
- November: 19 records
- December: 25 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 11–39 m · Deepest record: 39 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Photos
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(c) Gregor Bailar, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Crevette de Zanzibar, Dasycaris de Zanzibar
- Japanese
- キミシグレカクレエビ
Similar species
Common prawnPalaemon serratus
Peacock-tail Anemone ShrimpAncylocaris brevicarpalis
Magnificent Anemone ShrimpAncylomenes magnificus
Twoclaw shrimpBrachycarpus biunguiculatus
Eastern harlequin shrimpHymenocera picta
Brown glass shrimpLeander tenuicornis
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).
- 31 open-data records from 1978 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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