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Crustacea. 
1. THE SHEIMP. (Crangon vulgaris.) 
The Shrimp is a well-known small crustaceous animal, 
nearly allied to the lobster, which it resembles in shape. 
Its length is rather more than two inches ; in colour it 
is greenish-grey, dotted with brown. It has long slender 
feelers, between which are two projecting laminae ; ten 
feet and five fins, but no claws. This animal breeds 
on all the sandy shores of Great Britain: it is fre- 
quently found in harbours, and even in the ditches and 
ponds of salt marshes; it is also very common on the 
French coast. During life the body is semi-transparent, 
and so much resembles sea-water that the animal is 
distinguished with difficulty. Its ordinary motion con- t 
sists of leaps. Its flavour is very delicate. 
2. THE PKAWN. (Pala>mon serratus.) 
The Prawn is not unlike the shrimp, but exceeds 
it considerably in size, its length being between three 
and four inches. It has a projecting ridge down the 
back, furnished with sharp teeth. Its natural colour 
is greyish, with small red and brown spots, but when 
boiled it assumes a most beautiful pink tint. The flesh 
is very delicate, although perhaps inferior in flavour to 
that of the shrimp. 
Prawns are very common on the coasts of France and 
England; they are chiefly found among sea- weed, and in 
the vicinity of rocks, at a little distance from the shore. 
