Crangon crangon
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Astacus crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Crangon crangon (common names include brown shrimp, common shrimp and sand shrimp) is a commercially important species of shrimp (or, in British English, prawn) fished mainly in the southern North Sea, although also found in the Irish Sea, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea, as well as off much of Scandinavia and parts of Morocco's Atlantic coast.
Adults are typically 30–50 mm (1¼–2 inches) long, although individuals up to 90 mm have been recorded. The animals have cryptic colouration, being a sandy brown colour, which can be changed to match the environment. They live in shallow water, which can also be slightly brackish, and feed nocturnally. During the day, they remain buried in the sand to escape predatory birds and fish, with only their antennae protruding.
Over 37,000 tons of Crangon crangon were caught in 1999, with Germany and the Netherlands taking over 80% of this total.
[edit] References
- Crangon crangon from the FAO.
- Crangon crangon from ITIS
- Crangon crangon at ARKive
