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Picture of Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Brown Shrimp from the Belgian part of the North Sea. Studio photograph 16 February 2010
Crangon crangon. Photo by Hans Hillewaert 2005.
Crangon crangon and Pleuronectes platessa
Palaemon serratus (Pennant, 1777) and lots of Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Catch on recreational shrimping contest in Middelkerke, Belgium (22.06.2008): brown shrimp (Crangon crangon) , swimming crabs (Liocarcinus holsatus) and sole (Solea solea) .
Shrimp (Crangon vulgaris)
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - North Sea
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Nieuwpoort
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Blankenberge
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Lombardsijde
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Zeebrugge
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - De Panne
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Westerschelde
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Bray-Dunes
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Bredene
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - British Isles
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - De Haan
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Grevelingen
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Knokke
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Mariakerke
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Middelkerke
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Oostduinkerke
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Oostende
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Oosterschelde
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Voordelta
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Wimereux
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Muuga harbour (Port of Tallinn, Gulf of Finland)
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - FAO fishing area 34
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - FAO fishing area 47
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - White Sea
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Baltic sea
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Western Channel
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - English Channel
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Gulf of Gascogne
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Galicia
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Moroccan Atlantic
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - West Mediterranean
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Adriatic Sea
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Ionian sea
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Aegean Sea
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Marmara Sea
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Black Sea
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Levantine Basin
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - West Scotland
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Ireland
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Holland
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Georgian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Zeeschelde
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Greek Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Polish Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Moroccan Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Bay of Biscay
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Celtic Sea
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Irish Sea
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Kattegat
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - North Atlantic
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Skagerrak
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Norwegian Sea
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Balear Sea
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Moroccan part of the North Atlantic Ocean
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Azov sea
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Tyrrhenian Sea
Distribution for Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Levantine Sea
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 107552
Taxon Description Supporting structure & enclosure for Taxon denoted by name 1066
Taxon Description AMBI ecological group for Taxon denoted by name 107552
Taxon Description Body size (qualitative) for Taxon denoted by name 1130
Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 107552
Taxon Description Nomenclature code for Taxon denoted by name 2
Taxon Description Etymology classification for Taxon denoted by name 589599
Taxon Description Etymology classification for Taxon denoted by name 589603
Taxon Description Etymology classification for Taxon denoted by name 589606
Taxon Description Etymology classification for Taxon denoted by name 589607
Taxon Description Etymology classification for Taxon denoted by name 589598
Specification Context: Unit mm
Specification Context: Type maximum
Specification Context: Dimension length
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 1920
Specification Context: Structure Solid
Specification Context: Composition Chitinous
Specification Context: Composition Amorphous calcium carbonate
Specification Context: Composition Calcite
Specification Context: Life stage adult