Squat anemone shrimp
Thor amboinensis
- Usual depth1–15 m
- Water temperature21–30 °C
- Best monthsJune, September, and December
- How commonOccasional
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About this species
Thor amboinensis, commonly known as the squat anemone shrimp or sexy shrimp, is a species of shrimp found across the Indo-West Pacific and in parts of the Atlantic Ocean. It lives symbiotically on corals, sea anemones and other marine invertebrates in shallow reef communities.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 169 records
- February: 146 records
- March: 182 records
- April: 199 records
- May: 186 records
- June: 205 records
- July: 169 records
- August: 166 records
- September: 201 records
- October: 177 records
- November: 197 records
- December: 223 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–15 m · Deepest record: 33 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C
Photos
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Squat anemone shrimp, anemone shrimp, dancing shrimp, high-tailed shrimp, Humpbacked Shrimp, Popcorn Shrimp, sexy shrimp, squat anemone shrimp, Squat Anemone Shrimp, Thor shrimp
Names in 5 more languages
- German
- Hohlkreuzgarnele
- Spanish
- Camarón jorobado
- French
- Crevette danseuse, Crevette de Thor
- Japanese
- イソギンチャクモエビ
- Simplified Chinese
- 安波托蝦, 安邦托蝦, 性感蝦, 白斑拖蝦
Other scientific names: Hippolyte amboinensis, Thor discosomatis
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).
- 582 open-data records from 1888 to 2015.
- Species data updated October 31, 2026.
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