Aristaeopsis edwardsiana (Johnson, 1867)
Scarlet shrimp
Aristaeopsis edwardsiana
photo by FAO

Family:  Aristeidae (gamba prawns)
Max. size:  19.3 cm TL (male/unsexed); 33.4 cm TL (female)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 274 - 1850 m
Distribution:  Circumglobal in tropical to temperate waters.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Commercially fished in the Atlantic (Senegal, Guinea, Congo, Angola, and French Guyana) (Ref. 8), but no longer in Brazil (Ref. 101581).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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