The giant red shrimp is present a wide distribution in all oceans, being most common in the Mediterranean, the south-east of Africa, in the Gulf of Mexico, in Australia and in New Zealand. This species can be found between 250 m and 1300 m depth. Fernández et al. 2013, found the first evidence of genetic structure of giant red shrimp but the same authors consider that further research is needed. The map below regards the distribution of the species along the Mozambican coast.