Best Pandalidae

The spot prawn, *Pandalus platyceros*, is a large North American shrimp harvested from the Pacific Ocean. It’s notable for its sweet, delicate flavor and firm texture, highly sought after by chefs and consumers alike. Commercial fisheries in British Columbia and Alaska supply this prized marine reso...

Pandalus borealis, the northern shrimp, is a small cold-water shrimp found across the North Atlantic and North Pacific, from the Arctic to deeper shelf waters of Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Canada, and the Gulf of Maine. The species is protandrous hermaphroditic: individuals mature as males and tran...

Pandalus hypsinotus, a North Pacific pandalid ranging from Japan to Alaska, is commercially harvested and recognized by its bold brown-and-white striped pattern.

The scarlet shrimp, Plesionika narval, is a caridean shrimp in the family Pandalidae. It inhabits relatively deep waters of the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic, commonly occurring on rocky or muddy bottoms along continental slopes and around islands. The species is harvested in parts of i...

Pandalus jordani, commonly called the ocean shrimp or pink shrimp, is a cold-water marine shrimp of the northeastern Pacific Ocean. It lives over soft seafloors and supports a commercial trawl fishery, particularly off Oregon, Washington, and northern California. The catch is processed for human con...

A cold-water caridean shrimp named for its prominently humped dorsal profile, found in North Pacific waters and harvested commercially alongside related pandalid shrimp species.

Pandalus danae, a pandalid shrimp native to the northeastern Pacific from Alaska to California, inhabits shallow subtidal rocky habitats and is often found near docks and pilings.

Ridgeback Prawn (Sicyonia ingentis) is a firm-shelled shrimp endemic to the California Current system, distinguished by a prominent dorsal ridge and targeted by commercial trawlers.

A deep-water Indo-Pacific Heterocarpus shrimp named for its nylon-like translucent body and well-armed rostrum, commercially harvested from depths of several hundred meters.

Pandalopsis dispar, the sidestripe shrimp, is a North Pacific pandalid commercially harvested in Alaska and British Columbia, valued for its comparatively large body size.

Chilean Nylon Shrimp (Heterocarpus reedi) is a deep-water caridean shrimp endemic to the southeastern Pacific off Chile, forming the basis of a significant national fishery.

Pandalus montagui, the Aesop shrimp, is a cold-water pandalid species distributed across the North Atlantic, harvested commercially in Iceland, Norway, and northeastern Canada.

Edwards' Deep-sea Shrimp is a deep-sea crustacean named in honor of Henri Milne-Edwards, the 19th-century French zoologist who made foundational contributions to carcinology.