| Dock
(Coonstripe) Shrimp
Pandalus
danae
The dock shrimp
is one of three species commonly called coonstripes.
It
is a brownish shrimp with brown lines and spots on the head and
tail, and may have small red or blue dots on the head. Dock shrimp
seem to prefer areas of sand and gravel with swift tidal currents.
Large
individuals may reach five and one-half inches in length (14 cm),
excluding the antennae.
Dock shrimp
are common in the San Juan Islands, northern Puget Sound, and the
Strait of Juan de Fuca.
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