Spider prawn
Nematopalaemon tenuipes
- Usual depth3.5 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and March
- How commonRare
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: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3.5 m · Deepest record: 3.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Spider prawn, spider prawn
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- Camarón araña
- French
- Bouquet araignée
Other scientific names: Leander tenuipes, Palaemon luzonensis, Palaemon tenuipes
Similar species
Common prawnPalaemon serratus
Peacock-tail Anemone ShrimpAncylocaris brevicarpalis
Magnificent Anemone ShrimpAncylomenes magnificus
Twoclaw shrimpBrachycarpus biunguiculatus
Eastern harlequin shrimpHymenocera picta
Brown glass shrimpLeander tenuicornis
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).
- 13 open-data records from 1893 to 1992.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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