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CRANGON CRANGON [6 records]

Record 1 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

The brown shimp, Crangon crangon, is a long thin animal, mottled brown in colour, narrowing from a wide anterior end to a fanned tail.

OBS

common shrimp: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

crevette grise : nom commercial normalisé par l'OLF et le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A decapod of the family Crangonidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Décapode de la famille des Crangonidae.

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A decapod of the family Crangonidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Décapode de la famille des Crangonidae.

Spanish

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Record 4 2022-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A decapod of the family Crangonidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Décapode de la famille des Crangonidae.

Spanish

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Record 5 2022-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A decapod of the family Crangonidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Décapode de la famille des Crangonidae.

Spanish

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Record 6 2020-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

The sand shrimp is a small species of shrimp common to estuaries along the Atlantic coast. It has a stout, heavy body that tapers to a narrow tail.

Key term(s)
  • gray sand shrimp

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

La crevette de sable vit sur les fonds de sable où elle s'enfouit lorsque la marée les découvre. Elle sert de nourriture à de nombreux poissons [...] Sa répartition s'étend du Labrador à la Caroline du Nord.

Spanish

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