Explorer rose shrimp

Parapenaeus investigatoris

Crustaceans
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth247–402 m
Water temperature23–29 °C
Best monthsMarch and August
How commonRare

All species

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 3 records
February: 1 records
March: 10 records
April: 4 records
May: 2 records
June: 0 records
July: 4 records
August: 8 records
September: 0 records
October: 0 records
November: 0 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 247–402 m · Deepest record: 721.5 m

170–180 m: 2 records
180–190 m: 0 records
190–200 m: 0 records
200–210 m: 0 records
210–220 m: 2 records
220–230 m: 1 records
230–240 m: 1 records
240–250 m: 6 records
250–260 m: 1 records
260–270 m: 4 records
270–280 m: 7 records
280+ m: 62 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C

22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 5 records
28–30 °C: 86 records

Names and classification

English: Explorer rose shrimp, explorer rose shrimp

Names in 2 more languages

Spanish: camarón explorador
French: crevette rose chercheuse

Similar species

Australian rose shrimp
Parapenaeus australiensis
Parapenaeus fissuroides
Neptune rose shrimp
Parapenaeus fissurus
lancer rose shrimp
Parapenaeus lanceolatus
Flamingo shrimp
Parapenaeus longipes
Parapenaeus murrayi

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).
111 open-data records from 1899 to 2019.

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