Species FAO code: PWY

Pandalus platyceros

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
EU quality schemes and nutrition values
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Gefleckte Tiefwassergarnele	–
Czech Republic	cs Krevety cs Krevety cs Krevety cs Garnely cs Garnely cs Garnely	–
France	fr Crevette tachetée fr crevette	–
Germany	de Gefleckte Tiefwassergarnele	–
Italy	it Gamberetto del Pacifico	–
Portugal	pt Camarão	–
Spain	es Camarón es Camarón moteado	Galicia: Camarón

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Pandalus platyceros Brandt, 1851

Nutrition values

	Nutrition values per serving (100g)
Energy	71.0 kcal
Total fat	1.01 g
Saturates	0.261 g
Carbohydrate	0.91 g
Sugars	0.0 g
Protein	13.61 g
Salt	1415.0 mg

Source: USDA - FoodData Central

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Pandalus platyceros Brandt, 1851

Scientific name

Pandalus platyceros

Author

Brandt, 1851

Rank

Species

FAO code

PWY

Morphological description

"Prawn" of British Columbia, sometimes called the giant shrimp. The body is stout; the carapace covered with a dense short pubescence. The colour of the adults is fawn to red with several distinct white stripes and spots, but the younger individuals show a variety of coloration. Some are green, others brown, while yet others show the red of red algae and hydroids. This colour change seems to correspond to a change in habitat, for the young specimens live in comparatively shallow water amongst seaweeds and hydroids, while the older individuals go down into deep water. The rostrum is one and a half to one and two thirds times as long as the carapace. There are 14 to 17 dorsal spines extending to the middle of the rostrum, and usually a solitary spine not far behind the acute tip, while the lower limb is armed with 7 or 8 fixed spines.

Taxonomic classification

PhylumArthropoda
- SubphylumCrustacea
  - ClassMalacostraca
    - OrderDecapoda
      - InfraorderCaridea
        FamilyPandalidae
        GenusPandalus
        SpeciesPandalus platyceros

Synonyms

Pandalus platycerus Brandt, 1851
Pandalus pubesculentus Dana, 1852
Pandalus pubescentulus Dana, 1852

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Pandalus platyceros Brandt, 1851

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 99 — Other
  - 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
        0306 26 90 — Other

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Pandalus platyceros

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

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Trawls

Nutrition values

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 67 - Pacific, Northeast

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central