Pandalus platyceros   Brandt, 1851

Spot shrimp

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Pandalidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 2648 m (Ref. 91801), usually 45 - 234 m (Ref. 91824).  Temperate; 60°N - 27°N, 167°W - 113°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

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.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 91741); max. published weight: 120.00 g (Ref. 91741); max. reported age: 6 years (Ref. 104007)

Short description Morphology

"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.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 104449. Maximum common depth from Ref. 104007.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Protandrically hermaphroditic. Initially develops and functions as a male and transforms into females after about 3 to 5 years and remains as female onwards (Ref. 91741). Males become sexually mature when 15 cm TL is reached (Ref. 91750).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Butler, T.H. 2011. (Ref. 91750)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 4.2 - 6.6, mean 5.3 (based on 121 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

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