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Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis Krøyer, 1838

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) is a crustacean in the family Pandalidae, part of the order Decapoda. Its scientific name was given by Krøyer, 1838, and it belongs to the genus Pandalus, superfamily Pandaloidea and suborder Pleocyemata.

Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)
Photo: Alaska Fisheries Science Center ( copyright note ) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the northern prawn

Other English names for it are Pink shrimp, Sweet shrimp, Deep-sea prawn, Deepwater prawn and Northern shrimp. The Catalogue of Life lists it as a living, not extinct, species.

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

What does the northern prawn eat, and what eats it?

Species recorded in published studies and collections.

Recorded prey of the northern prawn

2 on record

  1. Calanus glacialis2 sources
  2. Calanus hyperboreus2 sources

Recorded predators of the northern prawn

The 24 best supported of 37 on record

  1. Atlantic cod Gadus morhua11 sources
  2. Thornback Amblyraja radiata8 sources
  3. Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus6 sources
  4. Merlangius Merlangius merlangus5 sources
  5. Flatty Reinhardtius hippoglossoides7 sources
  6. Saithe Pollachius virens5 sources
  7. Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus5 sources
  8. Catfish Anarhichas lupus3 sources
  9. Rat-tail Macrourus berglax4 sources
  10. Jelly cat Anarhichas denticulatus4 sources
  11. Dab Hippoglossoides platessoides4 sources
  12. Grey gurnard Eutrigla gurnardus3 sources
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  1. Hake Merluccius merluccius3 sources
  2. Polar cod Boreogadus saida3 sources
  3. Ling Molva molva3 sources
  4. Turbot Scophthalmus maximus3 sources
  5. Redfish Sebastes mentella3 sources
  6. Spotted cat Anarhichas minor3 sources
  7. Cusk Brosme brosme3 sources
  8. Eggvin lumpsucker Eumicrotremus spinosus3 sources
  9. Round ray Rajella fyllae3 sources
  10. Ringbug Liparis liparis2 sources
  11. Lythe Pollachius pollachius2 sources
  12. Northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2 sources

Each pair is recorded by at least two independent datasets. A record shows the animal was seen or found to have eaten the other, including scavenged carcasses and young animals; it does not say how often. Compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (CC0 1.0).

References for these records
  • Ekloef et al. (2013)
  • Ariza, P., Ouellet, P. 2009. Diet components of northern shrimp Pandalus borealis first stage larvae in the Northwest Gulf of St. Lawrence. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 29: 532-543
  • Globi
  • Erik
  • Pinnegar, J.K. (2014). DAPSTOM - An Integrated Database & Portal for Fish Stomach Records. Version 4.7. Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, UK. February 2014, 39pp. Accessed at <https://www.cefas.co.uk/umbraco/CefasPlugins/DapstomSurface/Download?searchType=predator&s
  • FishBase
  • Moura, T., Figueiredo, I., Bordalo-Machado, P., and Gordo, L. S. 2005. Feeding habits of Chimaera monstrosa L (Chimaeridae) in relation to its ontogenetic development on the southern Portuguese continental slope. Marine Biology Research, 1: 118-126.
  • H�ines, �. S., and Bergstad, O. A. 1999. Resource sharing among cod, haddock, saithe and pollack on a herring spawning ground. Journal of Fish Biology, 55: 1233-1257.
  • Cooperative Research Report No. 164; Cooperative Research Report No. 219, ICES Stomach DatasetImpl, ICES
  • Bjelland, O., Bergstad, O. A., Skj�raasen, J. E., and Meland, K. 2000. Trophic ecology of deep-water fishes associated with the continental slope of the eastern Norwegian Sea. Sarsia, 85: 101-117.
  • Michalsen K. and Nedreaas K.H. 1998. Food and feeding of Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Walbaum) in the Barents Sea and East Greenland waters. Sarsia. 83: 404 - 407
  • Parsons, D. G. 2005b. Predators of northern shrimp, Pandalus borealis (Pandalidae), throughout the North Atlantic. Marine Biology Research, 1: 48-58.

Photos of the northern prawn

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Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)
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Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)
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Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)
Fumikas Sagisavas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)
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Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)
Emőke Dénes · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)
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Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)
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Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)
W.carter · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the northern prawn live?

Not recorded

What is the northern prawn?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Pandalus borealis is a species of caridean shrimp found in cold parts of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific Oceans, although the latter population now often is regarded as a separate species, P. eous. The Food and Agriculture Organization refers to them as the northern prawn. Other common names include pink shrimp, deepwater prawn, deep-sea prawn, Nordic shrimp, great northern prawn, northern shrimp, coldwater prawn and Maine shrimp.

From the Wikipedia article “Pandalus borealis” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pandalus_borealis&oldid=1314975584), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the northern prawn sound like?

Jeuwre · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the northern prawn 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 northern prawn classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPandalidae
  6. genusPandalus
  7. SpeciesPandalus borealis Krøyer, 1838

Synonyms Dymas typus, Pandalus borealis borealis, Pandalus borealis edenticulatus, Pandalus borealis var. edenticulatus, Pandalus edinticulatus, Pandalus edinticulatus var. borealis

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Deep-sea prawnEnglish
  • Deep-water prawnEnglish
  • Deepwater prawnEnglish
  • Great northern prawnEnglish
  • Northern pink shrimpEnglish
  • Northern prawn/shrimpEnglish
  • Northern shrimpEnglish
  • Pink shrimpEnglish
  • Sweet shrimpEnglish
  • dybhavsrejeDanish
  • EismeergarneleGerman
  • EismeershrimpsGerman
  • Grönland-ShrimpGerman
  • GrönlandkrabbeGerman
  • Nördliche TiefseegarneleGerman
  • TiefseegarneleGerman
  • Camarón norteñoSpanish
  • crevette nordiqueFrench
  • KampalampiIcelandic
  • raajaKalaallisut
  • kinguppakKalaallisut
  • dypvannsrekeNorwegian Bokmål
  • Noorse garnaalDutch
  • noorse steurgarnaalDutch
  • djupvassrekeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • северный чилимRussian
  • Креветка севернаяRussian
  • Северная креветкаRussian
  • glubokovodnaya krevetkaRussian
  • reahkkáNorthern Sami
  • áhpehirrátNorthern Sami
  • severna kozicaSlovenian
  • nordhavsräkaSwedish
  • grønlandsrejeSwedish

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Relatives of the northern prawn

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

CompareNorthern prawn vs King shrimpNorthern prawn vs Pink prawnNorthern prawn vs Spot shrimpNorthern prawn vs Alaskan pink shrimp

Common questions

Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.

What kind of animal is the northern prawn?

The northern prawn is a crustacean in the family Pandalidae and the order Decapoda.

What is the scientific name of the northern prawn?

Its scientific name is Pandalus borealis, in the genus Pandalus.

Who named Pandalus borealis and when?

The species was named by Krøyer, 1838.

What other names does the northern prawn have?

It is also called Pink shrimp, Sweet shrimp, Deep-sea prawn, Deepwater prawn and Northern shrimp.

Is the northern prawn extinct?

No. The Catalogue of Life lists the northern prawn as living, not extinct.

What is the full classification of the northern prawn?

It belongs to kingdom Animalia, phylum Arthropoda, class Malacostraca, order Decapoda, suborder Pleocyemata, superfamily Pandaloidea, family Pandalidae and genus Pandalus.

What eats the northern prawn?

Animals recorded preying on the northern prawn include atlantic cod, thornback, haddock and merlangius. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

Which animals does the northern prawn eat?

Animals recorded as prey of the northern prawn include calanus glacialis and calanus hyperboreus. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

Sources and how to cite this page

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BibTeX
@misc{northern_prawn_2026,
  title = {Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-prawn},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}