Brown Shrimp, Shrimp

Crangon Crangon (Linnaeus)

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By Alan Davidson

Published 1981

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Family Crangonidae

* May also be used of the smallest prawns.

REMARKS Maximum length 9 cm, i.e. the same as the smallest prawn listed. In colour a semi-transparent grey with dark spots. The same species is fished in British waters. It is a burrowing species which likes muddy sand, usually in shallow inshore waters.