| Pandalidae (pandalid shrimps) |
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benthic; marine; depth range 18 - 177 m |
| Northeast Pacific and Northwest Atlantic: Alaska, Canada and USA. |
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Ordinarily known as "coon-stripe" because of the peculiar striping of red or brown and white which is especially evident in the younger individuals. It is a rather stout species with a finely pitted surface and 10 to 12 median dorsal spines, all movable, about half of them on the carapace. The rostrum is a little longer than the carapace, the terminal half is unarmed above,
the apex trifid, the lower margin 6 to 8 spined. |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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