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Crangon crangon

Crangon crangon

The common shrimp is a small, tasty creature that lives in the sea. It has a long body and can be found hiding in the sand or swimming in the water. Kids love to see them at the beach!

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The Crangon crangon is a small, translucent shrimp, often sandy-grey or brownish, allowing it to blend perfectly with the seabed. It lacks the prominent claws of true crabs and has a relatively flattened body, making it appear highly camouflaged in its environment.

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Crangon crangon

Kategorie

Invertebrate

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

A single female can lay thousands of eggs multiple times a year, ensuring many babies!

Crangon crangon often feed at night when it's much safer from hungry birds and fish!

These shrimp have special stalked eyes that can look in different directions at once!

They are so good at hiding, they can bury themselves in sand in less than a second!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Color Chameleon

Crangon crangon can rapidly change its body color to match the seabed, helping them disappear from hungry predators.

Fähigkeit

Burrowing Expert

Crangon crangon can quickly bury itself partially in sand, providing excellent camouflage and protection from danger.

Fähigkeit

Sensory Feelers

Crangon crangon has long antennae that help them find food and navigate in murky water, even in the dark.

Maße und Details

Länge
5-9 cm
Gewicht
0.002-0.015 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-3 Jahre
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
1 km/h
Maximale Tiefe
100 m
Wasserart
Brackwasser

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny shrimp are scavengers and hunters, feasting on small invertebrates and detritus on the seabed.

Hauptnahrung

  • small crustaceans
  • marine worms
  • detritus
  • algae

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

European plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

A common flatfish predator found in shared sandy habitats.

eaten by

Atlantic cod

Gadus morhua

An important prey item for larger fish species in coastal waters.

eats

Lugworm

Arenicola marina

Consumes small marine worms found in the sediment.

eaten by

Common tern

Sterna hirundo

Shorebirds often hunt shrimp in shallow coastal waters.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Brown Shrimp

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always wash your hands after touching sea creatures and be gentle with them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Crangon crangon?

5-9 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Crangon crangon?

0.002-0.015 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Crangon crangon?

2-3 Jahre

Was frisst Crangon crangon?

These tiny shrimp are scavengers and hunters, feasting on small invertebrates and detritus on the seabed.

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von Crangon crangon?

1 km/h

Wo findet man Crangon crangon normalerweise?

Coastal areas

Wie jagt Crangon crangon?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das maximale Tiefe von Crangon crangon?

100 m

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