Heteropenaeus longimanus
- Usual depth4–17 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Heteropenaeus is a monotypic genus of shrimps belonging to the family Penaeidae. Its only species is Heteropenaeus longimanus, known by the common name longarm prawn.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Heteropenaeus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–17 m · Deepest record: 17 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Gambas à longues pattes
- Japanese
- カクレクルマエビ
Similar species
- Endeavour shrimp
Metapenaeus endeavouri
Greasyback shrimpMetapenaeus ensis
- smooth shelled prawn
Batepenaeopsis tenella
- Hairy prawn
Funchalia villosa
- southern velvet prawn
Metapenaeopsis palmensis
- blue-legged king prawn
Penaeus (Oleopenaeus) latisulcatus
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 19 open-data records from 1955 to 1975.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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