Pandalus borealis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the pandalus borealis lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pandalus borealis
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Crustacean
Order	Decapoda
Family	Pandalidae

Where does the pandalus borealis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pandalus borealis in 7 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

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 pandalus borealis?

The pandalus borealis (Pandalus borealis) is a crustacean in the order Decapoda and the family Pandalidae, genus Pandalus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the pandalus borealis

Pandalus borealis is a species of caridean shrimp found in cold parts of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific Oceans, although the latter population now often is regarded as a separate species, P. eous. The Food and Agriculture Organization refers to them as the northern prawn. Other common names include pink shrimp, deepwater prawn, deep-sea prawn, Nordic shrimp, great northern prawn, northern shrimp, coldwater prawn and Maine shrimp.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pandalus borealis (revision 1314975584), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q122181 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).