Crustacean · shrimp

Sculptured shrimp

Sclerocrangon boreas

PacificAtlanticIndianSouthernArctic Found in 3 oceans

Depth

From the shore to about 700 m, sometimes down to 930 m

Size

Up to about 12 cm

Diet

Small seafloor animals (diet poorly known)

Zone

The sea floor · 200 – 3,500 m

Key facts

• Its larvae do not head out to sea. They become small shrimp clinging beneath their mother.
• The young stay with their mother for a while after their transformation.
• Its large, fat-rich eggs feed the larvae until the juvenile stage, without them eating.
• Around Svalbard, it is found in nearly half of the bearded seal stomachs studied.

Verified sources

1. Guay, Sainte-Marie & Brêthes 2011, Marine Biology 158 : 2835-2845
2. SeaLifeBase : Sclerocrangon boreas
3. Fróðskaparrit 1998 : Decapoda Natantia des eaux féroïennes
4. Hjelset et al. 1999, Feeding habits of bearded seals from the Svalbard area

In the game: Prey: +2 points

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