Sand Shrimp

Crangon septemspinosa (sand shrimp), also known as seven-spined bay shrimp, is a species of shrimp commonly found along the Atlantic coast of North America, with a wide range spanning from Newfoundland to eastern Florida. Sand shrimp is often found in eelgrass beds, salt marshes, and estuaries and can be found at depths to 450 m (1,480 ft). At maturity, they can reach about 7 to 7.5 cm in length. Its name derives from the sand-like coloration that helps camouflage the species with its environment.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Sand Shrimp being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Crangon crangon
• Crangon nigricauda
• Lissocrangon stylirostris
• Atyaephyra desmarestii
• Penaeus duorarum

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Crangonidae

Genus

Crangon

Species

Crangon septemspinosa

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