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Dock shrimp

Pandalus danae Stimpson, 1857

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The dock shrimp (Pandalus danae) is a species in the family Pandalidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the dock shrimp

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the dock shrimp live?

Not recorded

Is the dock shrimp endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the dock shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPandalidae
  6. genusPandalus
  7. SpeciesPandalus danae Stimpson, 1857

Synonyms Pandalus franciscorum

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • California prawnEnglish
  • Coon stripe shrimpEnglish
  • Camarón de muelleSpanish
  • crevette de DanaéFrench
  • Crevette des quaisFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dock shrimp

Other species in the same genus Pandalus.

King shrimp

Pandalus hypsinotus

PandalidaeNo free photo yet

Pink prawn

Pandalus montagui

PandalidaeNo free photo yet

Spot shrimp

Pandalus platyceros

PandalidaeNo free photo yet

Pink shrimp

Pandalus jordani

PandalidaeNo free photo yet

CompareDock shrimp vs Northern prawnDock shrimp vs King shrimpDock shrimp vs Pink prawnDock shrimp vs Spot shrimp

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dock shrimp?

The dock shrimp (Pandalus danae) belongs to the family Pandalidae in the order Decapoda.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dock shrimp (Pandalus danae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dock-shrimp

MLA

“Dock shrimp (Pandalus danae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dock-shrimp.

BibTeX
@misc{dock_shrimp_2026,
  title = {Dock shrimp (Pandalus danae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dock-shrimp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}