Knife shrimp
Haliporoides triarthrus
- Usual depth392–685 m
- Water temperature16–27 °C
- Best monthsMay and June
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Laura FLAMME, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 392–685 m · Deepest record: 750 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–27 °C
Photos
(c) Laura FLAMME, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Knife shrimp, Knife prawn, knife shrimp, Pink prawn
Names in 3 more languages
- German
- Messergarnele
- Spanish
- Camarón navaja
- French
- salicoque navaja
Other scientific names: Hymenopenaeus triarthrus
Similar species
Pink prawnHaliporoides sibogae
Chinese Red ShrimpSolenocera melantho
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).
- 67 open-data records from 1914 to 2003.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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