| Humpy
(Coonstripe) Shrimp
Pandalus goniurus
The humpy is
similar in appearance to the dock shrimp, except the stripes
of the humpy are red to orange in color (compare to brown in the
dock shrimp).
This is a small
shrimp, not exceeding three inches (7.5 cm) in length, excluding
the antennae. Another key for identification is the third tail segment,
which is enlarged, causing a definite humpback appearance. The spines
do not extend to the outer half of the snout (rostrum). Humpies
are occasionally captured near the San Juan Islands.
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