Glass Shrimp

About this species

Palaemon affinis, also known as the tide-pool shrimp or glass shrimp, is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. It is endemic to the waters of New Zealand.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 144 records
February: 94 records
March: 132 records
April: 184 records
May: 113 records
June: 48 records
July: 48 records
August: 34 records
September: 65 records
October: 74 records
November: 62 records
December: 141 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–15 m · Deepest record: 145 m

0–10 m: 24 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 12–19 °C

12–14 °C: 4 records
14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 46 records
18–20 °C: 13 records

Photos

(c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Tony Wills, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) William Harland, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Jon Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Shaun Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Glass Shrimp

Other scientific names: Palemon affinis, Palemon quoianus

Similar species

Common prawn
Palaemon serratus
Chinese ditch prawn
Palaemon gravieri
striped river prawn
Palaemon intermedius
Oriental grass shrimp
Palaemon macrodactylus
Red-handed Shrimp
Palaemon serenus
Feeble shrimp
Palaemon debilis

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).
367 open-data records from 1907 to 2019.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.