Species FAO code: CSH

Crangon crangon

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Marketing standards
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Granat de Krabbe de Nordseegarnele de Nordseekrabbe	–
Belgium	fr Crevette grise fr crevette de la Mer du Nord nl Grijze garnaal nl Noordzeegarnaal	–
Bulgaria	bg Пясъчна скарида	–
Croatia	hr kozica pjeskulja hr smeđa kozica	–
Cyprus	el γαρίδα κράγκον	–
Czech Republic	cs Garnát cs Krevety cs Krevety cs Krevety cs Garnely cs Garnely cs Garnely	–
Denmark	da Hestereje da almindelig hestereje da sandreje	–
Estonia	et Põhjamere garneel et põhjamere krevett	–
Finland	fi hietakatkarapu sv sandräka	–
France	fr crevette grise	–
Germany	de Nordseegarnele de Krabbe de Nordseekrabbe de Granat	–
Hungary	hu közönséges garnéla hu homoki garnéla	–
Ireland	en Common shrimp ga Séacla coiteann	–
Italy	it Gambero grigio	–
Latvia	lv Brūnā garnele	–
Lithuania	lt paprastoji smėlinė krevetė	–
Luxembourg	de Granat de Krabbe de Nordseegarnele de Nordseekrabbe fr crevette grise	–
Netherlands	nl Noordzeegarnaal nl Hollandse garnaal	–
Poland	pl Garnela	–
Portugal	pt Camarão pt Camarão-negro pt Camarão-mouro pt Camarão-do-rio	–
Slovakia	sk kreveta sivá	–
Slovenia	sl navadna peščena kozica	–
Spain	es Camarón meridional	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758)

Specific requirements that fishery products marketed in the EU shall meet. They include freshness and size categories.

Freshness categories

	A	Extra
Fragments	Small quantity of fragments of shrimp allowed	Occasional fragments of shrimp allowed
Condition of flesh during and after shelling	Shells less easily with small losses of flesh; Less firm, slightly tough	Shells easily with only technically unavoidable losses of flesh; Firm but not tough
Smell	Acidulous; no smell of seaweed	Fresh seaweed, slightly sweet smell
Minimum requirements	The same as for Extra category	1. surface of shell: moist and shiny; 2. shrimps must fall out separately when transferred from one container to another;3.Flesh must be free from any foreign odour; 4.Shrimps must be free from sand, mucus and other foreign bodies
Appearance of shrimp with shell	Ranging in colour from slightly washed-out reddish-pink to bluish-red with white flecks; pectoral part of shell should be light coloured tending towards grey	Clear reddish-pink in colour with small white flecks; pectoral part of shell predominantly light in colour
Appearance of deep-water prawn	Pink with possibility of start of blackening of head	Uniformly pink

Size categories

Size	Shell width
1	≥ 6.8 mm
2	≥ 6.5 mm

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution maps

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Crangon crangon

Scientific name

Crangon crangon

Author

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

FAO code

CSH

Taxonomic classification

PhylumArthropoda
- SubphylumCrustacea
  - ClassMalacostraca
    - OrderDecapoda
      - InfraorderCaridea
        FamilyCrangonidae
        GenusCrangon
        SpeciesCrangon crangon

Synonyms

Crangon rubro punctatus Risso, 1816
Steiracrangon orientalis var. longicauda f. intermedia Czerniavsky, 1884
Crago vulgaris (Fabricius, 1798)
Crangon crangon f. typica Bražnikov, 1907
Crangon vulgaris Fabricius, 1798
Crangon maculosa Rathke, 1837
Crangon maculosus Rathke, 1837
Cancer crangon Linnaeus, 1758
Crangon maculatus Marcusen, 1867
Crangon maculosus var. suchumica Czerniavsky, 1884
Steiracrangon orientalis Czerniavsky, 1884
Crangon maculosus f. brevirostris Czerniavsky, 1884
Steiracrangon orientalis var. brevicauda Czerniavsky, 1884
Crangon crangon f. mediterranea Bražnikov, 1907
Astacus crangon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Crangon maculosus f. typica Czerniavsky, 1884
Crangon crangon typicus Doflein, 1900
Cancer schillinus Nardo, 1847
Crangon rubropunctatus Risso, 1816

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0306 — Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption
  - Frozen
    - 0306 16 — Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon)
      - 0306 16 10 — Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared
      - Other
        0306 16 91 — Shrimps of the species Crangon crangon
  - Not frozen
    - 0306 26 — Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon)
      - 0306 26 10 — Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared
      - Other
        Shrimps of the species Crangon crangon
        0306 26 31 — Fresh or chilled, or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water
        0306 26 39 — Other

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Crangon crangon

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

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Bottom pair trawls

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Trawls

Freshness categories

Size categories

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 5 - Europe - Inland waters

Distribution maps