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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 cold-water species commercially harvested across the North Atlantic and North Pacific and is among the most traded shrimp globally.
Scarlet Shrimp (Plesionika narval) is a deep-water caridean found in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic, caught commercially in Spain and Portugal at depths of 200–800 m.
Pandalus jordani, the ocean shrimp, is a cold-water Pacific pandalid harvested primarily off Oregon and Washington, forming the basis of the US Pacific shrimp trawl fishery.
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.
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.
