. Higher Crustacea of New York city. Crustacea. HIGHER CRUSTACEA OF NEW YORK CITY I3I Family crangonidae Crangon vulgaris Fab. Shrimp Crangon vulgaris Fabricius. Ent. Syst. Sup. 1798. Verrill. I. c. 1874. , , Crangon septemspinosis DeKay. /. c. 1844. P-25> pl-8, Carapace flattened on dorsal surface and with a minute flattened rostrum. Aratennulae biflagellate, outer flagellum about as long- as antennal scale, inner slightly longer. Last pair of maxillipeds pedi- form. First pair of legs largest and subchelate, second pair Fig, 3 Crangon vulgaris (A
. Higher Crustacea of New York city. Crustacea. HIGHER CRUSTACEA OF NEW YORK CITY I3I Family crangonidae Crangon vulgaris Fab. Shrimp Crangon vulgaris Fabricius. Ent. Syst. Sup. 1798. Verrill. I. c. 1874. , , Crangon septemspinosis DeKay. /. c. 1844. P-25> pl-8, Carapace flattened on dorsal surface and with a minute flattened rostrum. Aratennulae biflagellate, outer flagellum about as long- as antennal scale, inner slightly longer. Last pair of maxillipeds pedi- form. First pair of legs largest and subchelate, second pair Fig, 3 Crangon vulgaris (After Verrill) Length 50 mm. Color light, but thickly spotted with dark gray or black markings, which cause it to resemble closely the sand. In muddy localities, where the bottom is darker, the spots are more numerous and larger, so that the animals have an almost uniform color. They are found on the bottoms of the bays in shallow water, either lying upon the sand or buried in it with only the eyes and antennae exposed. It is a very active form, springing quickly away when any attempt is made to capture it but it needs all its powers of concealment and action, for it is hunted by many fishes, and, according to Verrill, it constitutes the principal food of several species, among which are the weakfish, bluefish, flounders, striped bass etc. It is a very widely distributed species, occurring all over the northern hemisphere. It is the edible shrimp of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Paulmier, Frederick Clark, 1873-1906. Albany, New York State Education Department
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