Meningodora vesca
- Usual depth280–1,250 m
- Water temperature8–29 °C
- Best monthsJune
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 17 records
- March: 24 records
- April: 13 records
- May: 16 records
- June: 75 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 17 records
- October: 28 records
- November: 31 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 280–1,250 m · Deepest record: 5,320 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 8–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ベスカトゲアタマエビ
Other scientific names: Acanthephyra batei, Acanthephyra brevirostris, Acanthephyra parvirostris, Notostomus vescus, Notostomus viscus
Similar species
Dressed deep-sea shrimpAcanthephyra eximia
- Spiny pelagic deep-sea shrimp
Acanthephyra pelagica
- Purple deep-sea shrimp
Acanthephyra purpurea
- Sharp-nosed deep-sea shrimp
Acanthephyra acutifrons
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).
- 243 open-data records from 1908 to 2004.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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