Hestereke

Latin: Crangon allmanni
Size:
8 cm
Levested:
Sand and mud bottom 10 - 250 m
Distribution:
From the White Sea to the Bay of Biscay. North Sea, Kattegat and around Iceland. Shetland and the Faroe Islands.
Food:
Crustaceans and worms. Can also eat molluscs, foraminifera and snake stars.
Facts about Hestereke

Crongon allmanni can be distinguished from the sand shrimp (Crangon crangon) by two distinct longitudinal keels on the upper side of the hind limb.

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