| Pandalidae (pandalid shrimps) |
| 30 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 120.0 g; max. reported age: 6 years |
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benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 2648 m |
| Eastern Pacific: The west coast of north America from Unalaska Island to Kachemak Bay and Prince William Sound south to Punta Eugenia, Baja California Sur, Mexico. |
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"Prawn" of British Columbia, sometimes called the giant shrimp. The body is stout; the carapace covered with a dense short pubescence. The colour of the adults is fawn to red with several distinct white stripes and spots, but the younger individuals show a variety of coloration. Some are green, others brown, while yet others show the red of red algae and
hydroids. This colour change seems to correspond to a change in habitat, for the young specimens live in comparatively shallow water amongst seaweeds and hydroids, while the older individuals go down into deep water. The rostrum is one and a half to one and two thirds times as long as the carapace. There are 14 to 17 dorsal spines extending to the middle of the rostrum, and usually a solitary spine not far behind the acute tip, while the lower limb is armed with 7 or 8 fixed spines. |
| Maximum depth from Ref. 104449. Maximum common depth from Ref. 104007. |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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