Cephalopods, Crustaceans & Other Shellfish
Northern Shrimp
Pandalus borealis
Also known as
Northern prawn, deepwater prawn, pink shrimp
Distribution
Northwest Atlantic and northeast Pacific Ocean
Ecosystem/Habitat
Soft bottoms with features that provide protection
Feeding Habits
Foraging omnivore
Conservation Status
Not listed
Taxonomy
Subphylum Crustacea (crabs, shrimps, and relatives); Family Penaeidae (prawns)
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Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+Northern shrimp, also commonly known as northern prawn, are a sequential hermaphrodite. This is a term used for animals that start their life as one sex and change to the other later in life. In the case of northern shrimp, they are born as males and become females at around four or five years of age. This type of hermaphroditism is common in many other species of fish and gastropods (like snails and slugs). The common clownfish, like Nemo from the movie Finding Nemo, is another species that exhibits sequential hermaphroditism.
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