Adults are typically 30–50 mm (1.2–2.0 in) long, although individuals up to 90 mm (3.5 in) have been recorded. The animals have cryptic colouration, being a sandy brown colour, which can be changed to match the environment.

Historically, the commercial fishery was accomplished by horse drawn beam trawls on both sides of the Dover straits. In the sandy shallows of

• Joana Costa Vilhena de Bessa Campos (2009). The eco-geography of the brown shrimp Crangon crangon in Europe (Ph.D. thesis). Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. ISBN 978-90-865-9350-7.
• Photos of Crangon crangon on Sealife Collection

C. crangon has a wide range, extending across the northeastern Atlantic Ocean from the White Sea in the north of Russia to the coast of

Females reach sexual maturity at a length around 22–43 mm (0.87–1.69 in), while males are mature at 30–45 mm (1.2–1.8 in). The young hatch from

The brown shrimp enjoys great popularity in Belgium, the Netherlands, northern Germany, and Denmark.
Shrimp in general are known as garnalen in Dutch. It is the basis of the dish tomate-crevettes, where the shrimp are mixed with mayonnaise and