APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Pandalina brevirostris (Rathke, 1843) - A pandalid prawn (Prawn images)
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Pandalid prawn
Pandalina brevirostris
- lateral view of rostrum 1

Pandalid prawn
Pandalina brevirostris
- lateral view of anterior 1

Pandalid prawn
Pandalina brevirostris
- lateral view of anterior 2

The specimen here was already dead and in very poor condition when found. It was found in debris from crab potting, the prawn was originally caught in about 30m of water off the Lizard, Cornwall.
Photographed at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 31.05.18.

Identification kindly verified by Cédric d'Udekem d'Acoz. The rostrum is typical for this species.

Pandalina brevirostris pandalidae pandalid prawn images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.