Description
Size:
to 30 cm
Reproduction:
Off the coast of central California, the majority of gravid females are found September through March.
Geographic Information
Published depth range:
4 - 487 m
Ocean range (global):
Unalaska, Alaska to San Diego, California
Habitat description:
Benthic.
Additional Information
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Butler, T.H. (1970). Synopsis of biological data on the prawn Pandalus platyceros Brandt, 1851. FAO Fisheries Report, 95: 1289–1315.
Butler, T.H. (1964). Growth, reproduction and distribution of Pandalid shrimp in British Columbia. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 21: 1403-1452. https://doi.org/10.1139/f64-121
Schlining, K.L. (1999). The spot prawn (Pandalus platyceros Brandt 1851) resource in Carmel Submarine Canyon, California: Aspects of fisheries and habitat associations. California State University, Stanislaus. Masters.
Citation:
Pandalus platyceros
(Brandt, 1851) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Pandalus%20platyceros. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-27.