Crangon crangon: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the crangon crangon lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Crangon crangon
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Crustacean
Order	Decapoda
Family	Crangonidae

Where does the crangon crangon live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the crangon crangon in 11 countries and territories across Europe. In Norway it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the crangon crangon?

The crangon crangon (Crangon crangon) is a crustacean in the order Decapoda and the family Crangonidae, genus Crangon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the crangon crangon

Crangon crangon is a species of caridean shrimp found across the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. Its range extends from the White Sea in the north of Russia to the coast of Morocco, including the Baltic Sea, and appears also throughout the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Commercially important, it is fished mainly in the southern North Sea. Common names include brown shrimp, common shrimp, bay shrimp, and sand shrimp, while translation of its French name crevette grise (or its Dutch equivalent grijze garnaal) sometimes leads to the English version grey shrimp. The generic and specific names derive from krangṓn (κραγγών), an Ancient Greek word for shrimp.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Crangon crangon (revision 1361247918), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27765 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).