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Crangon crangon Common Shrimp, Brown Shrimp

Crangon crangon is commonly referred to as Common Shrimp, Brown Shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Crangon crangon,Zeeuwse meren, 158_13_400, NL 2017


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lexID:
6309 
AphiaID:
107552 
Scientific:
Crangon crangon 
German:
Nordseegarnele, Sandgarnele 
English:
Common Shrimp, Brown Shrimp 
Category:
Shrimps 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Crangonidae (Family) > Crangon (Genus) > crangon (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1758 
Occurrence:
Tunesien, the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lybia, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Africa, Slovenia, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, the British Isles, the Isle of Man, Turkey 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 50 Meter 
Habitats:
Brackish water, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
8,9 cm 
Temperature:
8,6 °F - 57.2 °F (8,6°C - 14°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, Clams, Crustaceans, Detritus, Invertebrates, Mysis, Predatory, Snails, Worms, Zoobenthos 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Crangon affinis
  • Crangon alaskensis
  • Crangon alba
  • Crangon allmanni
  • Crangon crangon
    Nordseegarnele, Sandgarnele
  • Crangon dalli
  • Crangon franciscorum
  • Crangon handi
  • Crangon holmesi
  • Crangon nigricauda
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-08-19 13:17:22 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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(Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms:
Cancer crangon Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer schillinus Nardo, 1847
Crangon crangon f. mediterranea Bražnikov, 1907
Crangon crangon f. typica Bražnikov, 1907
Crangon crangon typicus Doflein, 1900
Crangon maculosus Rathke, 1837
Crangon maculosus f. brevirostris Czerniavsky, 1884
Crangon maculosus f. typica Czerniavsky, 1884
Crangon maculosus var. suchumica Czerniavsky, 1884
Crangon rubro punctatus Risso, 1816
Crangon vulgaris Fabricius, 1798
Steiracrangon orientalis var. brevicauda Czerniavsky, 1884
Steiracrangon orientalis var. longicauda f. intermedia Czerniavsky, 1884

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Multicrustacea (Superclass) > Malacostraca (Class) > Eumalacostraca (Subclass) > Eucarida (Superorder) > Decapoda (Order) > Pleocyemata (Suborder) > Caridea (Infraorder) > Crangonoidea (Superfamily) > Crangonidae (Family) > Crangon (Genus) > Crangon crangon (Species)

External links

  1. Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 27.02.2024.
  4. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland, Bild aus den Niederlanden
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© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland, Bild aus den Niederlanden
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© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland, Bild aus den Niederlanden
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© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland, Bild aus den Niederlanden
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© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland, Bild aus den Niederlanden
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© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland, Bild aus Schottland
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Crangon crangon,Zeeuwse meren, 158_13_400, NL 2017
Sandgarnele (Crangon crangon)

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