seafan shrimp
Manipontonia psamathe
- Usual depth8–53 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsMay and June
- How commonRare
About this species
Manipontonia psamathe, the translucent Gorgonian shrimp, is a species of saltwater shrimp that was first described in 1902.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Manipontonia psamathe”, 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: 0 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 8–53 m · Deepest record: 55 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- seafan shrimp, Translucent gorgonian shrimp
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Crevette de Psamathée
- Japanese
- アカシジカクレエビ, アカスジカクレエビ
- Simplified Chinese
- 指隱蝦
Other scientific names: Periclimenes psamathe, Urocaris psamathe
Similar species
- Peacock-tail Anemone Shrimp
Ancylocaris brevicarpalis
- Magnificent Anemone Shrimp
Ancylomenes magnificus
- Anemone Shrimp
Actinimenes inornatus
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).
- 70 open-data records from 1908 to 2014.
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