Dichelopandalus bonnieri

Researched By	Morvan Barnes	Data Supplied By	MarLIN
Refereed by	This information is not refereed
Taxonomy
Scientific name	Dichelopandalus bonnieri	Common name	Whip shrimp
MCS Code	S1372	Recent Synonyms	Pandalus bonnieri
Phylum	Crustacea	Subphylum
Superclass		Class	Eumalacostraca
Subclass	Eucarida	Order	Decapoda
Suborder	Pleocyemata	Family	Pandalidae
Genus	Dichelopandalus	Species	bonnieri
Subspecies
Additional Information
Taxonomy References	Howson & Picton, 1997, Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Al-Adhub & Bowers, 1977
General Biology
Growth form	Articulate	Feeding method	Predator, Scavenger
Mobility/Movement	Crawler, Swimmer	Environmental position	Epifaunal, Epibenthic
Typical food types	Varies with season from benthic invertebrates during spring to bathypelagic crustaceans during summer and dead fishes during winter	Habit	Free living
Bioturbator	Not relevant	Flexibility	Low (10-45 degrees)
Fragility	Fragile	Size	Medium(11-20 cm)
Height	Not researched	Growth Rate	Not Researched
Adult dispersal potential	Not researched	Dependency	Independent
Sociability	Solitary
Toxic/Poisonous?	No
Additional Information
Biology References	Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Al-Adhub & Naylor, 1977, Al-Adhub & Bowers, 1977, Lagardere, 1973, Pike, 1954
Distribution and Habitat
Distribution in Britain & Ireland	Found off the south-west coasts of Britain and Ireland, seldom found in the North Sea and absent from the English Channel.
Global distribution	Found in north-west Europe from the coasts of Denmark to north France, in the east Mediterranean off Greece and Turkey and in southern Africa off the coasts of South Africa.
Biogeographic range	Temperate.	Depth range	From 33 m to 400 m depth.
Migratory	Non-migratory / Resident
Distribution Additional Information
Substratum preferences	Gravel / shingle, Muddy gravel, Coarse clean sand, Fine clean sand, Sandy mud, Muddy sand, Mixed, Biogenic reef	Physiographic preferences	Open coast, Offshore seabed
Biological zone	Upper Circalittoral, Lower Circalittoral, Circalittoral Offshore, Bathybenthic (Bathyal)	Wave exposure	Not relevant
Tidal stream strength/Water flow	Field unresearched	Salinity	Full (30-40 psu)
Habitat Additional Information
AMBI Group (Borja et al., 2000)	II
Distribution References	NBN, 2002, Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Al-Adhub & Naylor, 1977, Al-Adhub & Bowers, 1977
Reproduction/Life History
Reproductive type	Gonochoristic	Developmental mechanism	Planktotrophic
Reproductive Season	Not researched	Reproductive Location	As adult
Reproductive frequency	Annual protracted	Regeneration potential	No
Life span	3-5 years	Age at reproductive maturity	1-2 years
Generation time	Not researched	Fecundity	Insufficient information
Egg/propagule size	Not researched	Fertilization type	Internal
Larvae/Juveniles Larval/Juvenile dispersal potential Not researched Larval settlement period Not researched Duration of larval stage Not researched
Additional Information
Reproduction References	Mente, 2008, Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Al-Adhub & Bowers, 1977, Pike, 1954, Smaldon, 1979, Pike & Williamson, 1964