Kadal shrimp
Metapenaeus dobsoni
- Usual depth1–33 m
- Water temperature28–30 °C
- Best monthsMay and July
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Rohit, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Rohit · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–33 m · Deepest record: 33 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–30 °C
Photos
(c) renjus box, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Kadal shrimp, kadal shrimp
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- camarón kadal
- French
- crevette kadal
Other scientific names: Penaeus dobsoni
Similar species
- Endeavour shrimp
Metapenaeus endeavouri
bay prawnMetapenaeus bennettae
Greasyback shrimpMetapenaeus ensis
ginger shrimpMetapenaeus kutchensis
- Jinga shrimp
Metapenaeus affinis
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).
- 40 open-data records from 1878 to 2014.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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