shrimp
coon stripe shrimp
Scientific name: Pandalus danae
Family: Pandalidae
Phylum: Arthropoda
Typical size: 14 centimeters
Depth range: Intertidal to 182 meters deep
Description: Translucent body with stripes that are reddish-brown and white. There may also be a number of fine blue spots on the carapace. The telson distinctly has twelve lateral spines.
Habitat and behavior: Typically found on pilings or floats. Often found on rocky reefs. Juvenile shrimp hide in crevasses during the day. Coon-striped shrimp start their lives as males, and then turn female after about 2 years old. They scavenge for a variety of dead materials, and are eaten by a variety of fish species and humans.
kincaid’s shrimp
Scientific name: Heptacarpus kincaidi
Family: Heptacarpus
Phylum: Arthropoda
Typical size: 3 centimeters
Depth range: Unknown
Description: Translucent body color with white line on rostrum (head) and red stripes on body. Some other white and yellow markings. The body has a hump.
Habitat and behavior: Found around anemones, including the crimson anemone.
skeleton shrimp
Scientific name: Caprella alaskana
Family: Caprellidae
Phylum: Arthropod
Typical size: 3 to 4 centimeters
Depth range: Unknown
Description: Bodies are long and stick like, and can be brown, green, and red in color
Habitat and behavior: Floats on seaweed or other objects in low intertidal and subtidal zones. After mating the female will kill the male. Some can change their color to blend into their surroundings.
spot prawn
Scientific name: Pandalus platyceros
Family: Pandalidae
Phylum: Arthropoda
Typical size: Up to 25 centimeters
Depth range: Intertidal to 480 meters
Description: Red body with white spots.
Habitat and behavior: Spot prawns are typically found on rocky reefs. They display a behavior known as vertical migration. This means that they migrate to shallower waters at night for feeding and head to deeper waters during the day to hide from predators.
stiletto shrimp
Scientific name: Hyptacarpus stylus
Family: Thoridae
Phylum: Anthropoid
Typical size: 2 to 5 centimeters
Depth range: Intertidal to 125 meters
Description: Red in color with small blue spots covering the carapace
Habitat and behavior: Found on kelp or eelgrass in shallow areas
stout crangon
Scientific name: Crangon alba
Family: Crangonidae
Phylum: Arthropod
Typical size: 6 centimeters
Depth range: Unsure
Description: Grey colored with brown and black spots on their backs.
Habitat and behavior: Usually lives in shallow waters and can burrow into sand.