Prawns
size:
usually 3 to 7 centimeters, sometimes up to 11 centimeters long
color:
varies per species
food:
omnivore, also carrion
enemies:
flatfish, other fish, birds, fisheries
reproduction:
sexual
- Dut: Steurgarnalen, Noorse garnalen, steurkrabben
- Lat: Palaemon sp.
- Eng: Prawns
- Ger: Steingarnele, Ostseegarnele, Sägegarnele
- Dan: Roskildereje
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Prawns
There are several different species of prawns. Prawns are commercially fished and are called 'Norwegian shrimp' in Dutch fish stores. Compared to brown shrimp, the camouflage color of prawns is more visible, although some prawns are partially transparent. They have brown or red stripes around their body and yellow or blue spots on their legs. A special species of prawn can even change color. These shrimp are born as males and later turn into females. Therefore, larger specimen are female, sometimes carrying eggs under its hind body.
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