Eggshell Shrimp
Hamopontonia fungicola
- Usual depth13 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and August
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Dan Schofield, 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: 9 records
- February: 14 records
- March: 19 records
- April: 22 records
- May: 15 records
- June: 11 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 18 records
- September: 14 records
- October: 11 records
- November: 14 records
- December: 16 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 13 m · Deepest record: 13 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Photos
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Gregor Bailar, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Gregor Bailar, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Eggshell Shrimp
Similar species
Common prawnPalaemon serratus
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 27 open-data records from 2010 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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