Knowra Crangon crangon Crangon crangon Crangon crangon is a small brown shrimp native to the northeastern Atlantic and North Sea. It lives on sandy and muddy seabeds and is widely harvested for food.
Caridean shrimp : Caridean shrimp are decapod crustaceans whose first two pairs of walking legs bear small pincers. Crangon crangon belongs to this shrimp group, distinguished by its pincer-bearing front legs.
Shrimp fishery : A shrimp fishery is the harvesting of shrimp from wild populations or aquaculture. Crangon crangon is a target species of coastal fisheries in its native range.
North Sea : The North Sea is a shallow marginal sea of the northeastern Atlantic, bordered by northwestern Europe. It is a central part of the shrimp's native range and commercial fishing grounds.
Burrowing : Burrowing is the behavior of digging into sediment or soil for shelter, feeding, or reproduction. Brown shrimp can bury themselves in seabed sediment, helping them avoid predators.
Decapoda : Decapoda is an order of crustaceans that includes shrimp, crabs, and lobsters. Its ten walking legs place Crangon crangon within this larger crustacean order.
Brown shrimp : Brown shrimp is the common name for the commercially harvested species Crangon crangon. The name used in markets and fisheries commonly identifies this species.
Wadden Sea : The Wadden Sea is an intertidal region of tidal flats and wetlands along the southeastern North Sea coast. Its shallow sandy and muddy habitats support abundant brown shrimp populations.
Camouflage : Camouflage is coloration or patterning that makes an organism harder to detect in its surroundings. Its variable brown coloration helps it blend into sandy and muddy seabeds.
Molting : Molting is the shedding of an animal's external covering to permit growth or developmental change. Like other crustaceans, this shrimp must shed its hard exoskeleton as it grows.
Shrimp paste : Shrimp paste is a fermented or dried condiment made from small shrimp and salt. Small shrimp, including brown shrimp in some regions, can be processed into preserved foods.
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