Profile updated on 13 June 2024
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Pandalus borealis
SPECIES NAME(s)
Northern prawn, northern shrimp
COMMON NAMES
Cold water prawn, Northern shrimp, Deep-sea prawn, Deepwater prawn, Pink shrimp
According with the latest research there are seven genetically distinct populations of P. borealis in the North Atlantic (Jorde et al. 2015). It is not clear if the Denmark Strait is a distinct population, and more research is necessary.
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