Pandalus hypsinotus
| Pandalus hypsinotus | |
|---|---|
| At Sunpiazza Aquarium in Sapporo, Japan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Pandalidae |
| Genus: | Pandalus |
| Species: | P. hypsinotus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pandalus hypsinotus J.F. Brandt in von Middendorf, 1851 | |
Pandalus hypsinotus is a crustacean in the Pandalidae family. Called humpback shrimp in North America, there a small directed fishery in Prince Rupert. where the humpback is held to be the finest eating shrimp of all six species. In Japan, it is called Toyama shrimp (トヤマエビ), as they are found mainly in Toyama Bay.
It can be found in the Bering Sea, from the Aleutian Islands to Puget Sound, and in the Sea of Japan at depths of 100–200 metres (330–660 ft).