Meanings
- Japanese sand shrimp (Crangon affinis), of east Asian waters
- Brown shrimp, common shrimp, bay shrimp, grey shrimp Crangon crangon), of European waters
- Seven-spine bay shrimp or sand shrimp (Crangon septemspinosa), of the Atlantic coast of North America
- Greasyback shrimp (Metapenaeus ensis), of the Indo-Pacific.
Cite this entry
sand shrimp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sand%20shrimp
“sand shrimp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sand%20shrimp. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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