Pandalus platyceros California spot prawn

Pandalus platyceros is commonly referred to as California spot prawn. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Pandalus platyceros
German:: Garnele
English:: California Spot Prawn

Category:: Shrimps

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Pandalidae (Family) > Pandalus (Genus) > platyceros (Species)
Initial determination:: Brandt, 1851

Occurrence:: Alaska (Western Atlantic), Gulf of California, Iceland, Japan, Mexico (East Pacific), North Pacific (Ocean), USA
Sea depth:: 1 - 458 Meter
Size:: up to 9.84" (25 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C)
Food:: Carrion, Crustaceans, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Frozen food (small sorts), omnivore, Pellets, Schrimps, Shrimps, Worms
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Pandalus borealis
Pandalus danae
Dock Shrimp
Pandalus eous
Pandalus goniurus
Pandalus gurneyi
Kalifornischer Langschnabel
Pandalus hypsinotus
Pandalus jordani
Pandalus kessleri
Pandalus montagui
Rote Tiefsee-Garnele, Aesop Garnele
Pandalus nipponensis
Pandalus platyceros
Garnele
Pandalus stenolepis
Garnele
Pandalus tridens

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-04-09 09:52:02
Last edit:: 2017-04-10 09:56:20

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Pandalus platyceros are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Pandalus platyceros, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Pandalus platyceros, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Pandalus platyceros Brandt, 1851

Pandalus platyceros, also called California spot prawn (as well as Santa Barbara spot prawns and Monterey Bay spot prawns or Alaskan prawn, is a shrimp of the genus Pandalus.

Spot shrimp are a large shrimp found in the North Pacific. Spot prawns are popular seafood.

Classification:
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Multicrustacea (Superclass) > Malacostraca (Class) > Eumalacostraca (Subclass) > Unreviewed: Eucarida (Superorder) > Decapoda (Order) > Pleocyemata (Suborder) > Caridea (Infraorder) > Pandaloidea (Superfamily) > Pandalidae (Family) > Pandalus (Genus) > Pandalus platyceros (Species)

External links

Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Pandalus platyceros, Spot Prawn, Monterey Aquarium 2012

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