needle shrimp
Penaeopsis rectacuta
- Usual depth247–490 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, March, and August
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 12 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 13 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 247–490 m · Deepest record: 2,505 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- needle shrimp
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- camarón aguja
- French
- crevette aiguille
Other scientific names: Parapenaeus rectacuta, Penaeus rectacutus
Similar species
- Endeavour shrimp
Metapenaeus endeavouri
bay prawnMetapenaeus bennettae
Greasyback shrimpMetapenaeus ensis
- smooth shelled prawn
Batepenaeopsis tenella
- Hairy prawn
Funchalia villosa
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).
- 103 open-data records from 1881 to 2016.
- Species data updated October 30, 2026.
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