Hymenopenaeus propinquus
- Usual depth399–1,040 m
- Water temperature21–29 °C
- Best monthsDecember
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 15 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 399–1,040 m · Deepest record: 1,412 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 圓突膜對蝦
Other scientific names: Haliporus propinquus
Similar species
- veiled shrimp
Hymenopenaeus equalis
- Pink prawn
Haliporoides sibogae
- Trident shrimp
Hadropenaeus lucasii
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).
- 109 open-data records from 1907 to 2011.
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