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Spot Prawn

Pandalus platyceros

Photo by DonnaPomeroy
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Field Notes

Notes:

The spot prawn is the largest shrimp in the U.S. West Coast. This shrimp has a big problem: it's one of the reef fishes' favorite foods. Though it hides 700 feet (213 meters) deep in rocky canyons, the prawn also falls prey to the commercial fishers of Monterey Bay

Reference Links:

http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/AnimalDetails.aspx?enc=Z5SIVkZ+n+UGk…

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PublishedFebruary 22, 2012

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