Chlorotocus crassicornis (Costa, 1871)
Green shrimp
photo by FAO

Family:  Pandalidae (pandalid shrimps)
Max. size:  7.8 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 3 - 600 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific, Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: eastern Atlantic from Gulf of Biscay to Congo and around the Mediterranean, and it is widely distributed throughout the coasts of Morocco.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 881. Nektobenthic (demersal) or epibenthic at depths between 75 to 600 m. Infaunal feeder (Ref. 106512). Feeds on euphausiids and mollusks (Ref. 52384).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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