Pseudaristeus gracilis
- Usual depth750–1,472 m
- Water temperature29–29 °C
- Best monthsAugust
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 750–1,472 m · Deepest record: 1,785 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Hemipenaeus gracilis
Similar species
Giant gamba prawnAristaeomorpha foliacea
Scarlet gamba prawnAristaeopsis edwardsiana
Blue and red shrimpAristeus antennatus
- Monstrous gamba prawn
Cerataspis monstrosus
- Indian red shrimp
Aristaeomorpha woodmasoni
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).
- 11 open-data records from 1908 to 1909.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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