Arctic red prawn

Eusergestes arcticus

Crustaceans
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth83–835 m
Water temperature-0–26 °C
Best monthsMay, July, and August
How commonOccasional

All species

Photo credit: (c) Leïla Brunner, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

Loading the map

Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 20 records
February: 42 records
March: 80 records
April: 219 records
May: 528 records
June: 301 records
July: 332 records
August: 521 records
September: 158 records
October: 142 records
November: 115 records
December: 22 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 83–835 m · Deepest record: 4,938 m

0–10 m: 54 records
10–20 m: 8 records
20–30 m: 33 records
30–40 m: 18 records
40–50 m: 21 records
50–60 m: 28 records
60–70 m: 32 records
70–80 m: 36 records
80–90 m: 20 records
90–100 m: 22 records
100–110 m: 26 records
110+ m: 2,069 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of -0–26 °C

-2–0 °C: 25 records
0–2 °C: 76 records
2–4 °C: 5 records
4–6 °C: 3 records
6–8 °C: 51 records
8–10 °C: 58 records
10–12 °C: 74 records
12–14 °C: 57 records
14–16 °C: 42 records
16–18 °C: 52 records
18–20 °C: 125 records
20–22 °C: 30 records
22–24 °C: 6 records
24–26 °C: 7 records

Photos

Names and classification

English: Arctic red prawn

Names in 1 more languages

French: gamba arctique

Other scientific names: Acheles arachnipodus, Nika sinuolata, Sergestes arachnipodus, Sergestes arcticus, Sergestes magnificus, Sergestes meyeri, Sergestes rinkii

Similar species

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).
2,591 open-data records from 1881 to 2024.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

Log what you see on your next dive

The free DiveHive diver app keeps your logbook with every sighting and shows what lives at the site you dive next.

Join the waitlist