Flattened shrimp
Harpiliopsis depressa
- Usual depth3–10 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, and September
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 20 records
- June: 20 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 21 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–10 m · Deepest record: 53 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Flattened shrimp, flattened shrimp, Flattened Shrimp
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- タテジマモシオエビ
Other scientific names: Anchistia gracilis, Anchistia notata, Harpilius depressus, Pelias notatus, Periclimenes pusillus
Similar species
Peacock-tail Anemone ShrimpAncylocaris brevicarpalis
Magnificent Anemone ShrimpAncylomenes magnificus
Twoclaw shrimpBrachycarpus biunguiculatus
Eastern harlequin shrimpHymenocera picta
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).
- 637 open-data records from 1860 to 2019.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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