Family Crangonidae (Noun)
Meaning
Shrimps.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The family Crangonidae consists of small to medium-sized shrimps found in oceans worldwide, particularly in the Northern Hemisphere.
- Crangonidae, commonly known as hooded shrimps or sand shrimps, often inhabit sandy or muddy substrates near coastal areas.
- Some species of Crangonidae are migratory, while others remain in the same general area throughout their lives, as in the case of certain deep-sea shrimps.
- These shrimps belong to the infraorder Caridea and are further classified under the suborder Pleocyemata within the family Crangonidae.
- Crangonidae exhibit unique physical features, such as their distinctive shell shapes and extremely long second pairs of walking legs.