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Spot shrimp

Pandalus platyceros Brandt, 1851

Status not recordedcrustaceans

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

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Quick facts about the spot 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 spot shrimp live?

Not recorded

Is the spot 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 spot shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPandalidae
  6. genusPandalus
  7. SpeciesPandalus platyceros Brandt, 1851

Synonyms Pandalus pubescentulus, Pandalus pubesculentus

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Alaska prawnEnglish
  • California spot prawnEnglish
  • Spot prawnEnglish
  • Gefleckte TiefwassergarneleGerman
  • Camarón manchadoSpanish
  • Crevette tacheFrench
  • crevette tachetéeFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spot shrimp

Other species in the same genus Pandalus.

King shrimp

Pandalus hypsinotus

PandalidaeNo free photo yet

Pink prawn

Pandalus montagui

PandalidaeNo free photo yet

Pink shrimp

Pandalus jordani

PandalidaeNo free photo yet

CompareSpot shrimp vs Northern prawnSpot shrimp vs King shrimpSpot shrimp vs Pink prawnSpot shrimp vs Alaskan pink shrimp

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the spot shrimp?

The spot shrimp (Pandalus platyceros) 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). Spot shrimp (Pandalus platyceros). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spot-shrimp

MLA

“Spot shrimp (Pandalus platyceros).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spot-shrimp.

BibTeX
@misc{spot_shrimp_2026,
  title = {Spot shrimp (Pandalus platyceros)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spot-shrimp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}