Harpiliopsis spinigera
- Usual depth5–12 m
- Water temperature24–28 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, July, and August
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Alberto Alcalá, 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: 3 records
- February: 8 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–12 m · Deepest record: 20 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–28 °C
Photos
(c) Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) keesgroenendijk, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Anchistia spinigera
Similar species
- Flattened shrimp
Harpiliopsis depressa
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).
- 259 open-data records from 1935 to 2019.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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