Pandalus platyceros

(Brandt, 1851)

Vernacular names
English : California spot prawn
French : Crevette tachetée de Santa Barbara

Classification
Class : Malacostraca
Order : Decapoda
Family : Pandalidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Large shrimp species reaching a body length of 25 cm. Very long rostrum and articulated antennae. Coloration bright red with white lines on flanks and white dots on each ventral segments.

Range and habitat
The species is found in north-eastern Pacific Ocean from Unalaska Island and Alaska to California. Lives in rocky and sandy areas from subtidal zone to depths of 480 meters.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : NOT LISTED
CITES : Not listed
Status : This species is very important for the fishing and sea-food industry but it remains very numerous throughout its range.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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