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Marine Species Identification Guide for the St. Lawrence
Invertebrates • Species
Plesiopenaeus edwardsianus
Giant scarlet prawn - Gambon écarlate

Plesiopenaeus edwardsianus
Characteristics:
• scarlet red in colour
• rostrum with 3 spines
• sculpted carapace
• large, abysal species
May be mistaken for: Aristeomorpha foliacea - Sergia robusta
Plesiopenaeus edwardsianus
Family:
Penaeidae
Type of measure:
Cephalothorax mm
Maximum size:
104 mm
specimen identified  specimen identified
territory covered  territory covered    territory not covered  territory not covered

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