Northern Mantis Shrimp
Pariliacantha georgeorum
- Usual depth0–90 m
- Water temperature15–18 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Pariliacantha is a genus of mantis shrimp containing a single species, Pariliacantha georgeorum. The genus and species were first described by Shane T. Ahyong in 2012.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Pariliacantha”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 10 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–90 m · Deepest record: 89.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–18 °C
Photos
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Michael Gemmell, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Northern Mantis Shrimp
Similar species
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).
- 19 open-data records from 1962 to 2019.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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