Soldier striped shrimp
Plesionika edwardsii
- Usual depth221–500 m
- Water temperature16–30 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 18 records
- May: 139 records
- June: 30 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 221–500 m · Deepest record: 764 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Soldier striped shrimp, soldier striped shrimp, Soldier Striped Shrimp, Striped soldier shrimp
Names in 3 more languages
- German
- Kleine Mittelmeergarnele
- Spanish
- Camarón soldado rayado, Carabinero
- French
- Crevette édouard, Crevette Edouard (La)
Other scientific names: Pandalus (Parapandalus) longirostris, Pandalus (Pontophilus) edwardsii, Pandalus guerinii, Plesionika longirostris
Similar species
- Richard's shrimp
Plesionika richardi
- Gondwana striped shrimp
Plesionika alcocki
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).
- 249 open-data records from 1908 to 2015.
- Species data updated October 30, 2026.
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