Solenocera alfonso

Crustaceans
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth189–311 m
Water temperature28–29 °C
Best monthsMarch
How commonRare

About this species

Solenocera alfonso is a species of decapod within the family Solenoceridae. The species is found in the eastern Indian Ocean and western central Pacific Ocean near countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia, and Australia at depths of 176 to 547 meters near benthic environments. It grows to lengths of 4 to 12 centimeters.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Solenocera alfonso”, 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: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 3 records
April: 0 records
May: 0 records
June: 1 records
July: 1 records
August: 1 records
September: 0 records
October: 0 records
November: 0 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 189–311 m · Deepest record: 381 m

180–190 m: 6 records
190–200 m: 15 records
200–210 m: 5 records
210–220 m: 0 records
220–230 m: 1 records
230–240 m: 1 records
240–250 m: 0 records
250–260 m: 0 records
260–270 m: 0 records
270–280 m: 0 records
280–290 m: 0 records
290+ m: 6 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C

28–30 °C: 35 records

Names and classification

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).
51 open-data records from 1909 to 2007.
Species data updated October 27, 2026.

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