Taxonomy, Evolution, Description

Taxonomy

• Kingdom: Animalia

• Phylum: Arthropoda

• Class: Malacostracans

• Family: Pandalidae

• Order: Decapoda

• Genus: Pandalus

• Species: Pandalus Borealis

Description

• Pink shrimp are crustaceans with 10 slender, relatively long walking legs and five pairs of swimming legs, located on the front surface of the abdomen. ... Their tail usually has a dark blue band (rather than the purplish band found on brown shrimp). Their carapace is grooved.

• up to 8 inches

• less than a pound

• less then 2 years

• Males set anchor for sperm, Females then reproduce