How deep does the Prawn live?

The Prawn (Funchalia taaningi) is typically found at 0–1550 m.

Prawn

Funchalia taaningi

Group: Shrimp
Typical depth: 0–1550 m

This prawn lives in the open ocean far from any bottom, drifting through the mesopelagic and bathypelagic layers down past fifteen hundred metres. Its long piercing mouthparts suggest it feeds by puncturing soft bodied drifters and sucking out their fluids.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Penaeidae › Funchalia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 220268.

FAQ

How deep does the Prawn live?: The Prawn (Funchalia taaningi) is typically found at 0–1550 m.