BIOTIC Species Information for Crangon crangon
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| Researched by | Ken Neal | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | This information is not refereed. | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Crangon crangon | Common name | Brown shrimp |
| MCS Code | S1385 | Recent Synonyms | Crangon vulgaris |
| Phylum | Crustacea | Subphylum | |
| Superclass | Class | Eumalacostraca | |
| Subclass | Eucarida | Order | Decapoda |
| Suborder | Pleocyemata | Family | Crangonidae |
| Genus | Crangon | Species | crangon |
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| Additional Information | Crangon crangon can be confused with Crangon allmani, but Crangon allmani has a longitudinal ridge on the sixth abdominal segment. Crangon crangon has very high productivity and is an important food source for many birds, fish and crustaceans. It is commercially exploited for human consumption in northern Europe. | ||
| Taxonomy References | Hayward & Ryland, 1990, Naylor, 2000, Howson & Picton, 1997, | ||
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